{"id":1490,"date":"2017-04-27T21:06:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T21:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2017-04-27T21:06:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T21:06:38","slug":"oldham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/oldham\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s another quick Ingress trip out. This time in October to Oldham.<\/p>\n<p>Oldham was one of the boomtowns of the Industrial Revolution and it&#8217;s prosperity was based on the cotton and textile industries with particular prominence in cotton spinning.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6212\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33466051634\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4194\/33466051634_0b626f06e4_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6212\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This history is remembered in some of the art works around the town&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6211\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33497847463\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2837\/33497847463_474a390528_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6211\" width=\"471\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and in that the shopping centre is called The Spindles.<\/p>\n<p>But I think it&#8217;s claim to fame is on George Street.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6214\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33466038514\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4162\/33466038514_c8fb344e5c_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6214\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wino&#8217;s Wine Shop.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6217\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33497842633\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2867\/33497842633_80e504cba8_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6217\" width=\"640\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think the windows look great&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6218\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33497836643\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4182\/33497836643_b4cdb88805_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6218\" width=\"365\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6219\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/34150132042\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4185\/34150132042_8011c57ec3_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6219\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6220\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/34176744761\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2887\/34176744761_11b51be339_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6220\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but inside is another world. Bottles everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6224\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/34150124642\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2887\/34150124642_28b6c378e4_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6224\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6225\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33497820373\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2823\/33497820373_27e8c061b9_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6225\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even some I think I could almost lay claim to. Rather interestingly, for Ingress players, the company have there other outlet in Uppermill. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saddleworthwinevault.co.uk\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saddleworth Wine Vault<\/a> website covers both places.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6215\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33497809123\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4156\/33497809123_b5ae04e800_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6215\" width=\"579\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The book shop next to Wino&#8217;s was closed but it looks as though there are one or two books in there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6226\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33923446050\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2894\/33923446050_b350dfd3b1_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6226\" width=\"450\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apparently a fire destroyed much of Oldham in 1901 so this is perhaps why they have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingress.com\/intel?ll=53.540036,-2.112982&amp;z=17&amp;pll=53.540036,-2.112982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phoenix<\/a> and Phoenix House.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PM7_6236\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/33497813473\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2823\/33497813473_ff45dee118_z.jpg\" alt=\"PM7_6236\" width=\"405\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In my Ingress wanderings I have now seen several of these cast iron bollards. I have mentioned them before but they have probably only become noticeable to me since one of them in Bradford became a portal in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s another quick Ingress trip out. This time in October to Oldham. Oldham was one of the boomtowns of the Industrial Revolution and it&#8217;s prosperity was based on the cotton and textile industries with particular prominence in cotton spinning. 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