Even better than Part 1. I was born in Oldham in 1946. I started work at Platt Brothers and saw the inside of many cotton mills. They may have been Dark Satanic Mills in their earlier years, but I remember them as being full of happy hardworking people. The Royd Mill at the bottom of Chamber Road was the first Cotton Mill I worked at and on payday there was a board with numbered holes on it by the Security Lodge exit. All the individual wages (in cash) were left here in little tins that looked like tea caddy's and each one had an employees name on it. There was very little security and each person simply picked up their own tin from off the board, took out the money, and dropped the empty tin into a basket on the way out.
Attended St.Pats & St. Marys. played rugby for both. started working at Ferranti Hollinwood 1956. with George Layham, Alan Jackson , Ken Hatton. Left went to Tweeddale & Smalley, then to Platt Brothers. worked with Wally walker, Don Drinkwater. Had some laughs and plenty of good night in the Odd House, Bulls Head, Three Crowns. Listons Bar , The Canal Pub , Post Office Club, Belle Vue . Played Rugby are Keb Lane with a great bunch of guys. / hooligans perhaps , Mick Kirwan, , Mel Ashton, George Lytham, Brian Diffley , Tony Purtil, Had some wonderful times.Left it far behind went to Jersey for a couple of years then to South Africa. Moved to Malawi, Zambia , Rhodesia, Kenya , Botswana, Swaziland now back in South Africa. Been back to visit a couple of times but could never return. My life is in Africa with wife , sons & 5:wonderful grandchildren. I love Africa it's in my blood & soul. Seed was planted by Ken Martin History Teacher at Marys with his lessons of the Zulu Wars & Boar Wars. My Great Grand Father had fought in those so I was drawn to this beautiful land . I will have my ashes scattered in the Park I Love " Pilainesburg " at peace with God and his creations. With the love of my life Trevlyn .Amen.
Came across and loved it. Brought back memoriesAlso clarified what I think of areaDirty town but the honest working class best people in the worldLike or not it's our heritageMost solid thing from my upbringing
I am sad my dad is not here. I would have loved for him to see this and listen when he might say I know that street or I went there. He said when he went up through India on the way to Burma during the war he went into a factory and saw Platts of Oldham on the side of a machine. He said that was the start of the end. RIP Harry. Ric from Oz. 🇦🇺👍
Thank you for your insight into Oldhem, then and now. My grandfather was born in Oldham but moved to the USA with his family around 1865. Now that I know more of Oldham's history it appears that it was about the time the mills were in hardship due to America's civil war and the inability to get cotton. I am thankful that my great grandfather moved his family so his children did not have to experience the hardships of working with coal or in a mill factory. Instead they were able to breath fresh air in central Illinois farmland. I would love to know more about Oldham and hope to visit there someday. My granddaughter is going to attend Edge Hall University in Ormskirk for the 2016-2017 school year. I hope to visit you sometime then, Feel free to contact me I am on facebook. Sharon Hinkley
Hi two points sir. It's featherstall road not featherall lol and the test tube baby was born in the next room to my daughter in maternity at boundary park. We needed passes to get to our own wives. Past the press. What a carry on. But great film sir.
@@andrewkitchenuk Same here joined the army came back 1972 stayed 1 year then moved to Spain never look back Oldham is gone destroyed by labour and a huge influx of you know who .
dirty old town but our dirty old town. grew up there then moved away at age 9. my grandparents would be ashamed of the place now. but still a few hardworking honest people. salt of the earth.
