tarboat's photos with the keyword: shaw

Jubilee Colliery at Crompton near Oldham. This pit, which was once operated by Platt Bros, closed in 1932. These are the bases of two of the beehive coke oven that were on the site.

This brick was seen at the Jubilee Colliery site in Crompton. It has not yet proved possible to identify the maker.

Briar Mill Ltd built this mill in 1906 to the design of Philip Sydney Stott. In 1915 the cotton spinning here was undertaken with 96,768 mule spindles and 25,088 ring spindles. IAfter bankruptcy the company was refloated as Briar Mill (1920) Ltd. In about 1955 the Lancashire Cotton Corporation took over, and in 1964 it [assed to Courtaulds Ltd. Converted as a warehouse and distribution centre of catalogue for J.D. Williams Ltd in 1968, it continues in this use along with the adjacent Lilac Mill to which it is now connected by a bridge. Current operations here are by Fulfillment Logistics, a division of J.D. Williams.

Many of the cotton mills in the Oldham area have massive iron gates and gateposts at the entrance. This example at Briar Mill, Shaw, has the makers' name attached. Sadly, I have no further information about the Chadderton Iron Works.

Built in 1906, the Carnegie Free Library in Shaw no longer dispenses books to an eager populace. Until recently it was in a derelict state, ut has now been converted to apartments.