Rochdale Collection

ROCHDALE - 1906
Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Rochdale Union Workhouse, Dearnley, Lancashire
The approach to the Rochdale Union workhouse, opened in 1877 at Dearnley, near Rochdale, Lancashire. The site later became Birch Hill Hospital

Mill Workers - Spinning - Rochdale, Lancashire. Date: 1911

Four Lane Ends, Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire. The crossroads end of Market Street, Milnrow Road, Beal Lane and Rochdale Road. The Pineapple Inn (on right) is still in business! Date: 1906

Rushbearing, Rochdale, Lancashire
Rushbearing, Rochdale, near Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Drake Street, Rochdale

The Original Co-op, Rochdale, Lancashire
On December 21st, 1844, the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society commenced trading in this building thereby launching the worldwide Co-operative movement

Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, England
Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, near Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Date: 1914

2-4-2 Tank Engine Suspended by Cranes, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Date: 1900s

David Lloyd-George (1863-1945) speaking in Rochdale, 1923
Photograph of David Lloyd-George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, the Welsh Liberal statesman, addressing a large crowd at Rochdale during the election campaign of 1923

Ernest King and other Marland Hospital Staff, including six male nurses. Reverse reads Ernest King is 2nd row centre. Charge Nurse Marland Hospital nr Rochdale, Lancs. Approx 1949. Date: circa 1949

Rochdale Town Hall, early 1900s

Rochdale Town Hall

CWS Food Dept. Rochdale Road, Manchester, probably 1920/30s

CWS Flannel Factory, Littleborough near Rochdale, probably 1920/30s

Yorkshire Street, Rochdale

Rochdale Galbraith Grocers early 1900s

Rochdale Yorkshire Street early 1900s

Rochdale steam and electric trams early 1900s

Sudden steam trams, Rochdale

Ramsay Street, Rochdale

Rochdale Ramsey Street early 1900s

Galbraith Grocers, Rochdale

Rochdale Centre and Drake Street early 1900s

Broadway, Rochdale

Rochdale Broadway probably 1920s

Rochdale Broadway early 1900s

Heywood Market Place early 1900s

Healey Dell Viaduct, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Healey Dell Viaduct in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts or Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England

Broadfield Park, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Broadfield Park with Bandstand erected in 1893 and statue memorial to Alderman George Leach Ashworth (right) - Rochdale, Greater Manchester Date: 1904

Cyril Smith and David Steel, Liberal politicians
Sir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992

Cyril Smith, British Liberal politician
Sir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992. Date: circa 1960s

Womens Suffrage Pilgrimage of July 1913 was a peaceful march in Ealing and Hyde Park, London, designed to show the British government the sheer number of women from across the country who demanded

Ends of terraced houses backing onto the Rochdale Canal
The gable ends of terraced houses backing onto the Rochdale Canal, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England. People walk and cycle along the towpath, and the houses are reflected in the water of the canal

Rochdale Canal, Sowerby Bridge, Yorks
Girl with dog running beside Rochdale Canal, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. She holds a stick in the water to make ripples. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Buckley Hall Orphanage, near Rochdale, Lancashire
A view of Buckley Hall Orphanage, near Rochdale. Boys are at play in a playground equipped with a single swing. Date: early 1900s

Memorial Home for Crippled Children, Rochdale, Lancashire
Small children stand outside the Memorial Home for Crippled Children at Rochdale. The home, built in the arts and crafts style, was founded in 1913 by Walter Scott in memory of his wife, Ellen

Boundary Park Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire
Arched entrance to Boundary Park Municipal Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire. The hospital began life in 1851 as the Oldham Union workhouse

Fire at Central School, Littleborough, Lancashire
Fire at Central School, Littleborough, Rochdale, near Hollingworth, Lancashire, England. Dated August 21st 1903 Date: 1903

Cyril Smith, British Liberal politician
Sir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992. Date: 1960s

Rochdale Union Cottage Homes, Wardle, Lancashire
A view of the Rochdale Union cottage homes at Wardle, Lancashire. The homes, opened in around 1898, housed pauper children away from the workhouse

Rochdale FC football team 1936. Back row: Eaton, Jones, Baker, Huntley, Wyness, Sutcliffe, Clarke, Skaife, Cook, Wiggins, Worthy. Front row: Johnson, Buckley (Captain), Duff, Hales, Emmerson

Flannel Brow, Newhey, Rochdale, England
Flannel Brow, Newhey, Rochdale, near Littleborough, England. Date: 1904

Corner of the Square, Littleborough, England
Corner of the Square, Littleborough, near Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Date: 1946

Peel Street, Littleborough, England
Peel Street, Littleborough, near Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Date: 1946

Rennies locks on the Rochdale canal

Brights home Rochdale
The home of John Bright, - One Ash, Rochdale (a suburb of Manchester, Lancashire.) Date: 1859

Bright Birthplace
The birthplace of John Bright, - Greenbank, Rochdale (a suburb of Manchester, Lancashire.) Date: 1859

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