1
Greenacres
Looking eastwards along Greenacres Road, Oldham, with the Green Acres pub on the left and the entrance to Greenacres Cemetery on the right.
Image: © Martin Clark
Taken: Unknown
0.08 miles
2
View from Greenacres Cemetery
The bottom end of Greenacres Cemetery above Constantine Street, looking towards the dismantled railway line and mills in Lees. Most of the vacant spaces are now filled with housing.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: Unknown
0.21 miles
3
Cairo Mill
Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architrect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham.
Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel.
The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.23 miles
4
Cairo Mill
Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham.
Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel.
The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.
Orme Mill and Majestic Mill are seen beyond.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.23 miles
5
Cairo Mill engine house, Lees
Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham.
Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel.
The engine was in the projecting engine house with tall windows and rope drive to the mill.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.23 miles
6
371 to 379 Huddersfield Road, Oldham
371 to 379 Huddersfield Road in the Waterhead area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester. These red-brick terraced houses are typical of many parts of Oldham and of Greater Manchester as a whole.
Image: © Steven Haslington
Taken: 30 May 2011
0.24 miles
7
Cairo Mill, Lees, Oldham
Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham.
Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel.
The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.24 miles
8
Cairo Mill
Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham.
Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel.
The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.24 miles
9
Cairo Mill
Built by the Cairo Mill Co in 1903 and extended 1914. Architrect P S Stott. Spindleage in 1954 was 53,442 mule, 37,416 ring and 10,940 doubling. Ceased production 1958 and re-opened as Ferranti electronics factory in 1962. Information for Gurr & Hunt, The Cotton Mills of Oldham.
Arthur Roberts gives the engine details as - 1000 horsepower inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine by George Saxon. 18.5", 29" & 47" x 4' stroke. 180 psi, 75 rpm. 22' diameter flywheel.
The engine was in the projecting engine house with rope drive to the mill.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.24 miles
10
Rear of Huddersfield Road, Oldham
The rear of Huddersfield Road on its course through Waterhead in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
Image: © Steven Haslington
Taken: 30 May 2011
0.25 miles