Stock Brook

Stock Brook is a residential and industrial area in the town of Chadderton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is contiguous with Chadderton's town centre area and with Nimble Nook, Cowhill and Nordens.

View of Hunt Lane, Stock Brook, looking towards the Springbank public house
Stockfield Mill
Stock Brook
Stock Brook
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD 90398 05110
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLDHAM
Postcode districtOL9
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The area takes its name from a local stream, the Stock Brook. The brook itself has been culverted through most of the area since the 19th century, emerging at a point near Broadway at the site of the former Bank Mill.[1]

The area is served by St Luke's (Church of England) Primary School.[2]

History

One of Chadderton's oldest districts, Stock Brook was the location of the town's oldest water-powered cotton mill, The Bank, which dates from 1776, being demolished c1885.[3]

Stock Brook Mill dated from 1791, the mill being demolished in 1895. In common with other areas of the town Stock Brook saw significant expansion during the late 19th century cotton boom. Most of these mills have now been demolished but the Stockfield Mill, dating from 1862, is still in use (see also List of mills in Chadderton).

The Springbank Bowling Club is a long-standing bowling and social club in the area that can trace its roots to the Chadderton Lyceum, an educational institute dating back to 1868.[4]

The area also has a long-standing public house, The Spring Bank, first licensed in 1888.[5]

St Luke's Church
St Luke's Church

The Parish of St Luke's was established in 1875 but owes its beginnings to Stock Brook Sunday School, which began in a cottage, then a reeling room above a row of cottages, in Stock Brook in 1818.

The church building began in 1882, but it was 1888 before it was finished — at a cost of £6,500.

The building was badly damaged by fire in 1954, but the congregation recovered and made sure it was repaired and reopened.

The church, which was Chadderton's largest, holding 500 worshippers, was closed in 2008 having seen congregations dwindle to an average of only 25-30.

The parish has now been merged with St. Matthew's Church, Chadderton.[6][7]

St Luke's is a grade II listed building.[8]

References
  1. "Current newsletter". Chadderton Historical Society. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. "St Luke's, Oldham". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. P.7 P.125 Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1997), Images of England: Chadderton, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-0714-7
  4. "chadderton organisations".
  5. Chadderton Pubs And Their Licencees 1750 - 1999, Magee Rob (1986) ISBN 978 185216 134 7
  6. "St Luke Church of England, Chadderton, Lancashire genealogy". GENUKI. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  7. "Oldham News | News Headlines | Church holds final service - Chronicle Online". Oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  8. "Listed Buildings in Chadderton".
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