Janet Howie's photograph from 1984 is of the Orlando Oldhams cork cutters factory, latterly Ashworth's bag factory. The white building on the right is the Queen Adelaide.
The factory has since been demolished and an estate of modern houses, called Queen's Close, has been built on the site, as can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.
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Can't be much work for 'cork cutters' these days.
ReplyDeleteIs this the Oldham with the Oldham Mumps station or am I way off base?
ReplyDeleteThis post was a real corker. Interesting history.
ReplyDeleteFun! And perfect for 'O'!
ReplyDeleteMy husband used to work in a cork 'factory' - but nowhere near Oldham!