Scrap Car Oldham

Historically a part of Lancashire, Oldham rose to prominence during the 19th century as a centre of international textile manufacture. It was a boom-town of the Industrial Revolution, and one of the first ever industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England". At its climax, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world, annually spinning more cotton than France and Germany combined. Oldham's textile industry began to fall into decline during the mid-20th century, and its last mill closed in 1998.

The cessation of textile processing in Oldham caused a local economic depression. Today, Oldham is a predominantly residential town, although it still shows many architectural features of the surviving cotton mills and other buildings associated with its former industry. The town has a population of approximately 103,000 and an area of around 26 square miles. It is a centre for further education, and the performing arts.