Houldsworth Working Men's Club

The building was designed and constructed in 1874 by Abraham Henthorn Stott of Oldham for the industrialist William Houldsworth. Stott, who had previously designed Houldsworth Mill for him in 1865, is also believed to have designed the model estate of terraced houses built beside the mill for its workforce. On 30 October 1973, Houldsworth Working Men's Club was designated a Grade II* listed building. and with the Grade II* listed rectory, Houldsworth School, and associated walls, all designed by Alfred Waterhouse for Houldsworth. During the summer months, crown green bowls takes place on the bowling green behind the club.

The building is constructed of red brick with stone detailing, and the roofs are finished in broad alternating bands of slate and red tiles. It has two storeys and an attic and is arranged in a U‑shaped plan with two rear wings, the eastern one being the wider. Modern additions stand to the back. The exterior is irregular and treated in a Gothic manner. The main front, which faces south, has eight bays and a steep roof with three dormer windows and a gable over the broader seventh bay. The first floor has round‑arched openings, while the ground floor has windows divided by mullions and transoms. A small porch with a pitched roof stands in the fifth bay, and at the right end a gabled section…