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Oldham Coliseum, Fairbottom Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3SW.
Tel: 0161 624 2829. Oldham Coliseum has seen Eric Sykes, Charlie
Chaplin, Dame Thora Hird and Dora Bryan tread its boards. The
Coliseum has a reputation as one of Britain s most haunted theatres.
www.coliseum.org.uk. Location: In the centre of Oldham.
Saddleworth Museum &
Art Gallery, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham. Tel: 01457 874093.
The history of Saddleworth. Our museum displays change regularly
and we have two major exhibitions a year. Housed in one of the
out buildings of the 19th century Victoria Mill, location beside
the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. www.saddleworthmuseum.co.uk. About
5 miles east of Oldham.
Portland Basin Museum. Tel: 0161 343 2878. Situated alongside
the Ashton Canal at Portland Basin. The Ashton Canal has undergone
much improvement in recent years. It winds its way through 18
locks from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne. After falling into
disrepair it reopened in 1974 and is now a popular circular boating
route through city and countryside. Location: About 5 miles south
of Oldham.
Gallery Oldham, Oldham
Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL. Tel: 911 4653.
Over 12,000 history items. 2,000 works of art. 1,000 items of
decorative art. 80,000 natural history specimens. 1,000 geological
specimens. 15,000 photographs. Books, pamphlets, documents. In
the past, exhibits have included works by Pablo Picasso and L.
S. Lowry. Shop, cafe, restaurants. www.galleryoldham.org.uk.
Location: In the centre of Oldham.
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