Heritage Open Days - Rochdale Town Centre Heritage Trail

Saturday 07 September 2024 - Sunday 08 September 2024
Saturday 10am - 4pm & Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Rochdale town centre

Details:

The town's history and culture is being celebrated with a Heritage Trail of interactive events and activities on the weekend of 7th and 8th September, taking audiences on a tour of hidden gems and historical tales.

Rochdale Development Agency will bring together a broad range of community organisations and historical venues from across the town centre to create a heritage trail of unusual and interesting small events and activities and hidden gems created by and suitable for all ages and backgrounds.

The trail starts at Rochdale Train Station, telling stories of people and places and how cultures have woven together over the years. The trail will then lead us down Drake Street, across the town centre, including the magnificent gothic Town Hall.

The route will incorporate a number of key heritage sites and visitor attractions along the way and will take you up to the Pioneer's Museum and their pop-up temperance bar and The Baum public house for some of their locally brewed ale and then to St Mary's of The Baum Church.

The full guide is available to download here.

The trail map is available to download here.

Venues:

Rochdale Railway Station
The New Pioneers, Cartwheel Arts and Deeplish Community Centre will present art work from their recent heritage project, celebrating 30 years of their legacy which has been funded by Historic England.

Guided Heritage Walks
Saturday: 11am and 2pm Sunday: 12 noon
Starting at Rochdale Railway Station there will be guided heritage walks led by local heritage enthusiasts. The tours will lead you on a journey of discovery through the streets of Rochdale town centre, highlighting some of the key heritage sites, venues and attractions. 90 minutes.

Fireground Museum
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Four tours will take place throughout the day

St John the Baptist RC Church
Saturday: 10am - 4pm Sunday: 12 noon - 2pm
Mosaic artwork talk

Rochdale Parish Church of St Chad
Saturday: 12 noon - 1.30pm
Giant book & performance by Skylight Circus Arts

Voltalab Sound Studios
Sunday: 11am - 2pm
Musical heritage - open studio

Champness Hall
Saturday: 12, 1pm, 2pm 3pm Sunday: 12, 1pm
Ten minute talks in reception area on the history of Champness Hall.

San Remo
Saturday: All Day Sunday: 11am - 2pm
Frequented by locals and visitors alike, this family run authentic northern café opened in the 60s, you can step back in time an enjoy fantastic home cooked food.

Butterworth Brothers Jewellers
Vibe young people’s exhibition of artwork.

King Street Setts,
The wooden setts (cobbles) located on King Street, a back street right in the heart of Rochdale Town Centre date back to the 1800s.

Heritage Action Zone
Sunday: 11am - 2pm Please meet on the Square at The Butts.
There will be guided walking tours of the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ). The HAZ was a heritage-led regeneration programme that was focused in and around Drake Street, Packer Street and the Butts.

Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Saturday: 10.30am - 4pm
Temperance Bar Visit and tour of the Pioneers Museum

The Baum Public House
The Baum Pub situated in the town’s historic conservation area and located on Toad Lane is a classic, cosy pub serving nostalgic British pub classics.

The Church of St Mary-in-the-Baum
Saturday: 10am - 4pm Sunday: 11am – 2pm
Poetry and songs by Lancashire Dialect Alison Cooper.
Rochdale Town Centre Trail 1900.

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