Coinslot originated as a section of the World's Fair newspaper, published by the eponymous publishing house based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, before becoming a separate title at the end of the 1960s.
In 1889 the son of Cristoforo, Silvio, started work in the factory as a director, after spending time in Oldham, England.
The opening of Oxford Street led to the construction of side streets linking to Manchester Road and Block Lane and by 1914 the area had been completely covered by rows of terraced housing for workers of Platts, Black Ridings Mill and industries to the south.
An unsuspecting family in Oldham, Greater Manchester, found themselves inundated with calls from fans in the UK who dialled the number without using the international dialling code prefix for the United States.
Melvyn Paul Pritchard (usually credited as Mel) was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
As a consequence a group of militants under the leadership of Mark Atkinson, a long-term activist in C18, and John Hill, an Oldham-based organiser, split to establish the RVF as a separate paramilitary organisation.
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In 2001, three unrelated riots occurred in England, these happened in localised areas of Oldham in May, the Manningham district of Bradford in June and the Harehills district of Leeds in July - all within forty miles of each other in central northern England.
The following Oldham Athletic players were named to the PFA Team of the Year for Football League One.
Among The Gold is a six-track-EP by Will Oldham (as Bonnie "Prince" Billy) and Cheyenne Marie Mize of the band Arnett Hollow.
Andrew William Barton (1862–1957), British Member of Parliament for Oldham, 1910–1922
Goram was also a league cricketer, appearing as a wicket-keeper and batsman for various Oldham clubs in the Saddleworth League, including Delph & Dobcross, Moorside and also East Lancashire Paper Mill in Radcliffe, Bury.
In 1952, after Edmund Rubbra pulled out of the project, Oldham provided a variation for Variations on an Elizabethan Theme, a collaborative work with other contributions by Lennox Berkeley, Britten, Imogen Holst, Humphrey Searle, Michael Tippett and William Walton.
The highest attendance at the Athletic Grounds was the 1924 Challenge Cup final between Oldham and Wigan when 41,831 saw Wigan win 21-4.
The school also has a successful gospel choir, Bispham High School Gospel Choir, under the direction of Margaret Adereti (Conductor), Neill Oldham-Campbell (Accompanist) and Sarah Bagot (Vocal Support).
Consumption is limited to certain areas within the historical boundaries of Lancashire, notably Oldham, Wigan, Bury, Rochdale, Preston, Stalybridge and Bolton.
Emmott was born on 12 November 1898, the son of Charles Emmott of Oldham by his wife, the Lady Constance Campbell, one of the many daughters of the 8th Duke of Argyll.
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company traveled to New York City in the autumn of 1934, but Martin Beck, the manager of the eponymous theatre, insisted that the more famous Oldham play the tenor roles.
Christopher Martin Oldham (born October 26, 1968 in Sacramento, California) is a former professional American football cornerback for twelve seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New Orleans Saints.
David Treasure won caps for Wales while at Oldham in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, New Zealand, and England.
At the age of 24, Oldham went on his first European concert tour, which spanned Copenhagen, Zurich, Oslo, The Hague, and Vienna.
Diggle, Greater Manchester, a village within the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England
His most famous moment as a player came on 25 October 1989, when he scored six goals in Oldham's 7–0 victory over Scarborough in the third round of the League Cup, which is still the League Cup record for most goals by a player in a single match.
The 159 is operated by Manchester Community Transport and heads northbound to Chadderton town centre, continuing to Oldham, and runs southbound to Hollinwood, continuing to Middleton via Woodhouses, Failsworth and New Moston.
Graeme Shaw, rugby league footballer for Scotland and at club level for Oldham Roughyeds
The poem was written in the Oldham dialect of English, and was very popular in the 19th century.
The group annually supplies merchandise with a value in excess of £250 million and employs over 300 people across the UK at its premises in Rawtenstall, Oldham, Northampton &London.
James Francis Oswald (1838–1908), British politician, Member of Parliament for Oldham
Upon arrival, Oldham Athletic manager Lee Johnson stated "JP is an interesting one, he is someone I have followed for a long time I have always thought he was a really good player. It may appear to be an unfashionable signing, but sometimes as a manager you have to weigh up the value, age, pedigree and talent and take a chance. This is such an occasion".
Middleton Junction took its name from the railway junction where the Oldham branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) joined the main line.
Fletcher is also a fan of rugby league; growing up, he was a fan of Paul Sculthorpe and Kelvin Skerrett as they were both from Oldham, and he makes occasional appearances at testimonial matches of famous players.
The Leeds United fanzine Square Ball has published a photograph of Ken Bates with Rhodesian PM Ian Smith during a 1967 tour by Oldham Athletic, when Rhodesia was subject to UN sanctions.
He has provided album artwork for numerous bands including The Fresh & Onlys, Magic Trick, Ned Oldham, as well as illustrated a T. Coraghessan Boyle short story for Playboy Magazine.
Longroyd Bridge is where the A62, Manchester Road, route to Manchester passes over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the River Colne, it then travels down through the Colne Valley passing Milnsbridge, Linthwaite, and Slaithwaite to Marsden before crossing the Pennine hills to Oldham and Manchester.
Frankie Bunn who played for Luton, Hull City and Oldham and holds the record for the most goals scored in one game, in the Littlewoods/league Cup, in 1989 when against scarborough he scored 6 of 7.
Numerous carding frames by Platt Brothers of Oldham were dated 1905, 1907 and 1920, but some of these had been converted to suit Courtauld's needs.
He first came to prominence in the village of Royton, near Oldham, in 1852 as a campaigner for the improvement and enforcement of the Factory Acts, to improve the working conditions of those employed in the cotton mills.
Further "Church.co.uk" network churches have developed running alongside the communities of the Oasis Academies in Salford, Oldham, Brightstowe, Bristol, Enfield, Southampton (Lord's Hill & Mayfield), Immingham and Wintringham.
The station takes its name from the closed Oldham Central railway station, the site of which is now on the other side of the Oldham Way.
Oldham King Street Metrolink station is a stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system and is located opposite Oldham Sixth Form College, at the junction of King Street and Union Street in Oldham, England.
Oldham Mumps Metrolink station, a stop - formerly a railway station - serving the Mumps area of Oldham
Lucas Onyango (born 1981), Kenyan rugby league player for the Oldham Roughyeds
Hasney Aljofree, professional footballer, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. (2010–present)
:For the rugby league footballer of the 1900s for England, and Oldham, see Frank Spottiswoode
Thomas Whitham VC (11 May 1888, Worsthorne, Lancashire – 22 October 1924, Oldham) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
After an American consortium made up of Simon Blitz, Danny Gazal and Simon Corney from New York took over the reins at Boundary Park, Trust Oldham agreed to buy a 3% stake in the club for £200,000.
Historically in Lancashire and lying on the A672 (Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards".
In 1881 the Charity Commissioners empowered the trust to use its funds to establish two schools – one in Manchester (William Hulme's Grammar School) and one in Oldham (Hulme Grammar School), and to fund new buildings for an existing school (Bury Grammar School) – as well as a hall of residence for Anglican students (in Owens College, then the only constituent college of the University of Manchester).
In the 1994 Harry Turtledove alternative history novel Guns of the South, A "Congressman Oldham" from Texas is mentioned as sponsoring a bill to re-enslave freedmen in a victorious Confederacy.