12 out of 12 (100%) plaques have been curated
14 subjects all or unphotographedGender Diversity
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti 1864-1930 Pioneer of Electrical Engineering founded his Hollinwood Factory here in 1897
Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Ben Brierley 1825 1896 Lancashire author & poet was born in this house 26th June 1825
'The Rocks' 466 Oldham Road, Failsworth, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Henry Taylor of Chadderton 1885-1951 A swimming legend - born in Hollinwood. Holder of three World Records and Olympic Champion (eight Olympic Medals including four golds). Represented his country at four Olympic Games between 1906-1920. Swam throughout his life at Chadderton Baths
Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Fish and Chips. Tommyfield, home of the first British fried chip. The first chips were fried in Oldham around 1860 from which the origins of Fish and Chip shops and the "Fast Food" industries can be traced.
Tommyfield Market, Oldham, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Dronsfield Engineering Works The site of Atlas works - established by James Dronsfield (1809-1880). The firm acquired international fame in the manufacture of card grinding machines for the cotton industry. This office building dates from 1908.
Ashton Road, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Terry Hall 1926-2007 ventriloquist creator of 'Lenny The Lion', the popular children's television favourite of the 1950s and 1960s, was born at 635 Middleton Road, Chadderton, on 20th November 1926. Lenn'y favourite catchphrase "Aw, don't embawass me!" endeared him to all ages.
Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Thomas Telford 1757-1834 whose skills ensured the completion of the Diggle Flight and Standedge Tunnel
Entrance to Standedge Tunnel, Diggle, United Kingdom
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Watersheddings Rugby Ground. On the site of the housing development to the east of this park was the famous Watersheddings rugby ground, which served the Oldham club from its opening on the 28th September 1889, until the last first team match on the 19th January 1997
Counthill Road, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Alexandra Park 28th August 1865. This public park was crested as a labour project for the unemployed during the cotton famine of the American Civil War. The area was often used as a speakers corner
Alexandra Park, Queens Road, Oldham, United Kingdom
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The workplace of Annie Kenney of Springhead 1879-1953 Leading suffragette, first to be imprisoned for direct action, with Christabel Pankhurst, 1905. Women gained the full vote in 1928
Leesbrook Mill, Oldham, United Kingdom
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Joseph Platt 1863-1930 As Hon Sec ran the Northern Union, later to become the Rugby League, from these offices from 1895 until 1920. He is considered by many to be the father figure of Rugby League. Platt was an official of Oldham FC from 1885 until his death in 1930
11 Queen Street, Oldham, United Kingdom
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The beginnings of female emancipation in the UK originate in this field in Lydgate where, on 4 May 1818, women were first recorded as being given the opportunity to vote in a political meeting. The meeting was organised by a radical reformer, Samuel Bamford, and is recorded in the National Archive
Lydgate, Oldham, United Kingdom
