This social club was built in 1937 for the workers of a nearby paper mill. It was abandoned when the mill closed in 2001.

There was a bar where workers could unwind with a pint and enjoy a game of snooker after a hard day in the mill. There was also an auditorium with a stage where children of millworkers and the nearby villages would perform.

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Photo of the Day 22nd March 2026.

The guitarist (whose name sadly escapes me) for Essex-based band Original Cast, on stage at The Castle, Oldham, 25th May 2007.

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On This Day 2 15th March 2001.

Se7en20 (pronounced "Seven Twenty") - Kris Reid (guitar, vocals), Arron Raw (bass), and the drummer, whose name I've unfortunately forgotten, on stage at The Castle, Oldham, 15th March 2001.

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On This Day 15th March 2001.

Nerve on stage at The Castle, Oldham, 15th March 2001.

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Bonus Photo of the Day 2 7th March 2026.

Equilibrium at Jackson's Pit, Oldham, 22nd June 2007.
The singer/guitarist's girlfriend was a friend of a friend from work, so I offered my services for the night.
They weren't bad, just not as polished as most of the other bands I worked with, and were happy playing to 20 of their mates in a dank hole in the ground every few weeks rather than trying to get heard by as many people as possible.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that, but I wasn't getting too attached.

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