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exploded in the town hall in
February 1884. The town became an
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Crookes, William; Simpson, George
Wharton (29 February 1884).
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Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England
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was formed in 1974. It became the register office for the
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475:"Chadderton Town Hall - A Brief History"
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522:"Nostalgia night to go down in history"
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1312:Government buildings completed in 1913
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965:Blessed John Henry Newman RC College
664:Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70
666:. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997.
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919:Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre
375:National Heritage List for England
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995:E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
812:Junction Mill, Middleton Junction
291:Chadderton Urban District Council
204:Chadderton Urban District Council
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1164:Laurel Mill, Middleton Junction
929:St Matthew's Church, Chadderton
726:, oldham.gov.uk, archived from
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404:. Chadderton Historical Society
1179:Oldham Central railway station
990:Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
924:Church of St Mary and St Peter
777:Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
689:"Wedding bells ring out again"
311:Listed buildings in Chadderton
299:Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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1184:Glodwick Road railway station
687:Greer, Stuart (4 July 2007),
1194:Mumps (LNWR) railway station
1144:Clegg Street railway station
723:Births, Marriages and Deaths
278:A war memorial, sculpted by
975:The Brian Clarke CE Academy
181:Shown in Greater Manchester
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582:Looking Back at Chadderton
1240:List of schools in Oldham
1030:Oldham Sixth Form College
985:Crompton House CE Academy
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1209:Textile Mill, Chadderton
1204:Royton Ring Mill, Royton
1139:Chadderton Power Station
980:Co-op Academy Failsworth
949:Westwood Moravian Church
944:Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
822:Majestic Mill, Waterhead
526:Oldham Evening Chronicle
473:Ashley (19 March 2024).
1245:List of mills in Oldham
1224:Werneth railway station
1070:Sport and entertainment
1010:North Chadderton School
862:Rifle Street drill hall
857:Regent Mill, Failsworth
817:Magnet Mill, Chadderton
638:Chadderton War Memorial
425:"A Lantern Catastrophe"
241:Edwardian Baroque style
109:Edwardian Baroque style
1000:The Hathershaw College
832:Manor Mill, Chadderton
807:Heron Mill, Hollinwood
451:Notes on the Limelight
105:Architectural style(s)
1189:Mumps railway station
1159:Kent Mill, Chadderton
939:Salem Moravian Church
867:Royal Oldham Hospital
847:Old Town Hall, Oldham
827:Malta Mill, Middleton
557:Yale University Press
500:"Ordnance Survey Map"
429:The Photographic News
220:local board of health
100:Taylor & Simister
1035:The Radclyffe School
1020:Oldham Academy North
1015:Oasis Academy Oldham
1005:Hulme Grammar School
970:The Blue Coat School
852:Orme Mill, Waterhead
802:Fox Mill, Hollinwood
797:Chadderton Town Hall
792:Ace Mill, Hollinwood
607:Chadderton Town Hall
192:Chadderton Town Hall
35:Chadderton Town Hall
24:Chadderton Town Hall
1254:Listed buildings in
1113:Oldham War Memorial
842:Oldham Civic Centre
730:on 19 November 2008
645:on 12 November 2014
402:"Chadderton Lyceum"
273:English Renaissance
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1214:Thorp Mill, Royton
1061:Oldham bus station
1040:Saddleworth School
872:Rutland Mill, Shaw
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331:neoclassical style
200:Greater Manchester
145:Reference no.
73:53.5445°N 2.1374°W
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1092:Vestacare Stadium
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280:Albert Toft
249:entablature
245:Ionic order
225:gas lantern
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52:Coordinates
1306:Categories
1266:Failsworth
1261:Chadderton
1169:Maple Mill
1127:Demolished
532:18 January
506:18 January
458:18 January
434:18 January
408:18 January
381:18 January
341:References
196:Chadderton
137:Designated
123:– Grade II
61:53°32′40″N
46:Chadderton
1199:Royd Mill
958:Education
785:Buildings
779:, England
97:Architect
64:2°08′15″W
697:archived
551:(2004).
484:19 April
305:See also
218:After a
41:Location
253:balcony
239:in the
214:History
148:1404904
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1276:Oldham
1101:Others
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251:and a
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1233:Lists
317:Notes
89:Built
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668:ISBN
651:2014
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