Marlborough Conservative Club, Abbey Hills Road, Glodwick, Oldham

CLUB PREMISES, GLODWICK, OLDHAM -The foundation-stone of the new premises of the Marlboro’ Conservative Club at Glodwick, was laid recently. The building, now in course of erection, occupies a corner plot facing Abbey Hills Road and has a frontage to the main road of I6 yds. The club comprises a billiard-room, with smoke-room, conversation-room, bar, lavatory, etc., on the ground floor; and on the first floor will be the assembly hall for public meetings. dances, etc., with retiring-rooms opening off the staircase landing. The entrances are from Abbey Hills Road, the club entrance and the entrance to the assembly hall being apart. The assembly room floor will be boarded with maple floor cards, tongued and grooved, and secretly nailed. The contractors for the whole of the works are Messrs. F. Spencer and Co., Moorhey Street, while the following are the sub-contractors: Brickwork, Mr. Jarvis Bewley; masons, Messrs. Bebington; slater, Mr. R. Wood; plasterer, Mr. J. Glynn; plumber and glazier, Stanley Bates. The architect for the building is Mr. Arthur Turner, Oldham. [Builder 9 July 1904 page 47]

Reference    Builder 9 July 1904 page 47]