Day 179
June 28, 2010Still in Dobcross the pretty village square.
Together with neighbouring Delph, Dobcross is, geographically, “considered as the centre of Saddleworth”, although is not its largest village by some margin.
Industrial tycoon Henry Platt was born in Dobcross in 1770.
John Schlesinger’s 1979 filmYanks was filmed on location in Dobcross, and an annual Yanks festival, coupled with a brass band contest on Whit Friday, each contribute to the village’s cultural calendar.