OLDHAM

 Let's start our tour of Oldham by looking at the town around the early 20th Century. This is Henshaw Street.

High Street and Market Place.

Curzon Street and Market Hall.

An Oldham Corporation tram in Yorkshire Street.

Manchester's trams reached Oldham Market Place.

Here's an early Oldham Corporation motor bus, just outside the town centre, at Coppice.

A much later Leyland bus of Oldham Corporation just leaving town.

Oldham Corporation used steam powered vehicles to keep the streets clean.

The 1970s saw Oldham Corporation get taken over by SELNEC, later Greater Manchester Transport. An import from Manchester is seen in Oldham town centre.

This vehicle, No. 5187, had been ordered by Oldham Corporation.

Firstbus eventually took over. 66869 was specially painted in the old Oldham Corporation colours.

Independents in Oldham included Vale of Manchester and Stott's.

An unusual visitor to Oldham town centre was this East Kent AEC Regent V advertising the delights of Folkestone.

Oldham's main railway station was called Mumps. Here's a Cravens DMU.

Pacers later took over the service.

National rail services no longer serve Oldham, as the route is now operated by Metrolink trams, bringing passengers right into the town centre.

Our first beer stop is the Bridge Inn, serving Lee's ales.

The Dog & Partridge has, apparently, recently reopened.

It seems the Crown Inn is now deceased. It certainly won't serve Oldham Brewery beers.

Close to the town centre tram stop is the Wetherspoons, the Up Steps Inn.

Just around the corner is the Ashton Arms. That's a good place to linger, so this post finishes here.