A historic clock tower at a former Diggle pallet works is to be repaired, town hall chiefs have agreed. Members of Oldham’s cabinet have signed off on plans to commission an ‘envelope repair’ of the former WH Shaws office and Grade-Two listed clock tower building.
A report to cabinet states that building, which is known as ‘The Cathedral’, is a ‘significant heritage asset which forms the gateway to the new Saddleworth School’.
The large pallet factory, which dates back more than 150 years, closed in 2006. READ MORE: New 'significant evidence' unearthed in Oldham child sexual assault review It doubled up as a munitions factory to assist with the war effort during the Second World War and helped create parts for Russian submarines to help counter the U-boat threat.
As part of the works to build the new 1,500-pupil Saddleworth School building on the site, the majority of the factory was demolished.
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