The Wesleyan Board School (the land is currently waste land at the
rear of the Co-op on Station Road. Note the drinking fountain, the base of
which is now in Holden Park in front of the main grotto
The base of the drinking fountain, in Holden Park in front of the main
grotto
The inscription on the far side reads
"Erected by the inhabitants of Oakworth as a token of affectionate
respect for Sir Isaac Holden Bart 1807 - 1897"
The funeral procession of Phoebe Walbank, approaching the cemetery at
Slack lane (Phoebe died on May 3rd 1953)
Approaching the
cemetery at Slack lane, taken on the 10th October 2004
The Oakworth House Chimney being felled in the 1930's
The opening of the Oakworth WW1 cenotaph in 1937
Close up of the Oakworth cenotaph opening ceremony, can you name
anyone in this picture?
Oakworth House, date unknown
Close up details of the stone corbels of Oakworth house
Carved stone base for the bust of Isaac Holden in the park entrance,
is this made up of four stone guttering support corbels from the old house?
Map of Oakworth between 1858
and 1870
Haggas Mill chimney on Mill Lane, before being felled in 2003
A postcard of views of Oakworth, and Holden Park
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