Stock Brook

View of Hunt Lane, Stock Brook, looking towards the Springbank public house

Stockfield Mill

Stock Brook
Stock Brook  Stock Brook shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD 90398 05110
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL9
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Oldham West and Royton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°32′33″N 2°08′47″W / 53.542543°N 2.1463650°W

Stock Brook is a locality in the town of Chadderton in Greater Manchester, lying immediately south west of the town centre.

History

One of Chadderton's oldest districts, Stock Brook was the location the town's oldest water-powered cotton mill, The Bank, which dates from 1776, being demolished c1885.^[1]

Stock Brook Mill dates from 1791. The mill was 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.^[2]

The area also has a long-standing public house, The Spring Bank, first licensed in 1888.^[3]

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, however 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.^[4][5]

St Luke's is a grade II listed building.^[6]

References

1. P.7 P.125 Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1997), Images of England: Chadderton, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-0714-7
2. Cycling Club
3. Chadderton Pubs And Their Licencees 1750 - 1999, Magee Rob (1986) ISBN 978 185216 134 7
4. "St Luke Church of England, Chadderton, Lancashire genealogy". GENUKI. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
5. "Oldham News | News Headlines | Church holds final service - Chronicle Online". Oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
6. http://www.chadderton-historical-society.org.uk/listed%20buldings.htm