IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Union Street, OLDHAM, OL1 1DZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Union Street, OL1 1DZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (204 Images Found)
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Tram on Union Street, Oldham, looking east
Test running on the lower section, approaching Oldham Mumps.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 7 Jan 2014
0.02 miles
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Former offices of Hirst Kidd & Rennie Ltd, 172 Union Street, Oldham
The Oldham Evening Chronicle newspaper was first published under its original title of Oldham Chronicle in May 1854. The publishers for many years were Hirst Kidd & Rennie Ltd and the paper and sister publications were based in these premises. On the 31st August 2017 the firm went into administration and publication ceased on that date. The 49 staff became redundant. Subsequently the title was purchased by a local radio station and in February 2018 it was relaunched as the Oldham Chronicle as an online publication. It is based elsewhere in Oldham and not at this address.
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 28 Oct 2017
0.04 miles
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Metrolink Extension Work, Union Street
Work for the Metrolink (Oldham town centre) extension in Union Street.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 21 Jun 2012
0.05 miles
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Tram on Union Street, Oldham, looking west
Test running on the lower section, approaching Oldham Mumps.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 7 Jan 2014
0.05 miles
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Royal Oak (1), 178 Union Street, Oldham
The pub dates from the early 20th century and in 1928 it had a major refit, of which much remains today. The work included the installation of a glazed servery with considerable wall tiling. It has a multi-roomed layout including a pool room. The Campaign for Real Ale regards it as one of the country's real heritage pubs. In early 2017 it was purchased by Inglenook Inns & Taverns Ltd.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 28 Oct 2017
0.05 miles
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Royal Oak (2) - sign, 178 Union Street, Oldham
Many public houses & inns in England are named the Royal Oak, to celebrate the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The significance of the oak being that, before the restoration, the future King Charles II spent most of one day, hiding in an oak tree from Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops. His birthday of May 29th was still celebrated by many people up to the end of the 19th century. Therefore many pubs continued to be given the name of Royal Oak, even when they were opened a hundred or two hundred years later. Today, for better or worse, the day has lost its significance, probably because the 29th May ceased to be a public holiday some time in the 1850's. This particular pub has only been here since the early 1900's but possibly it replaced an older pub of the same name.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 28 Oct 2017
0.05 miles
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Royal Oak (3), 178 Union Street, Oldham
Located on the corner of Union Street and Prince Street, the interior of this pub is much more interesting than the conventional exterior. See:- Image
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 28 Oct 2017
0.05 miles
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Oldham - Junction Of Union & Yorkshire Streets
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 16 Sep 2009
0.05 miles
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Pickwicks, 128-130 Yorkshire Street, Oldham
Pickwicks is a wine bar. Sky Sports is available and it has a meeting/function room.
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 28 Oct 2017
0.06 miles