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The museum also wants to highlight importance of the personalities who have had a significant impact on the movement. The main themes of the museum are: the development of the early co-operative movement; the Rochdale Principles; inspirational co-operators; history of retail; the growth of the movement, and its 20th-century social history
Rochdale did not have a manor house but the Orchard, built in 1702 and acquired in 1745 by Simon Dearden, was the home of the lords of the manor after 1823. It was described as "a red-brick building of no architectural distinction, on the north side of the river opposite the town hall" and sometimes referred to as the Manor House. It was ...
The Rochdale Canal passes through the town, and some of the bridges and locks associated with it are listed. The Co-operative movement originated in the town, and its first shop, now a museum, is listed. The other listed buildings include churches and items in churchyards, public houses, banks, a market cross, textile mills, the entrance to the ...
The first part of the stone building was opened as a library in 1884 with the museum and gallery being added in 1903 and extended in 1913. It became an art and heritage centre in 2003. It houses collections relating to local history and related topics, with changing exhibitions over time.
The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, divided into ten metropolitan boroughs Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) There are 48 Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, England. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure ...
Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is "widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country", [ 4 ] and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building .
Number One Riverside is a multi-use public building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It incorporates Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council civic offices and customer service centre, Rochdale Central Library as well as conference facilities for community use and office space for third parties. [ 3 ]
John Hardman was the son of Richard Hardman, merchant, of the manor of Rochdale, by his wife Elizabeth Fernyside. [3] His brother, James Hardman (c.1692–1746) was also a slave trader and married to Jane Leigh (painted by Joseph Wright of Derby). [4] The Hardmans were an old Lancastrian landed gentry family. [5]