12 out of 12 (100%) plaques have been curated
14 subjects all or unphotographedGender Diversity
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
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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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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