Cloth Hall
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Cloth Hall
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 22 Sep 2016
The premises at 150 Drake Street are currently the offices of an accountant. Back in 1844 it was owned by a Mr Butterworth who was offered £20 for it by the Rochdale Pioneers provided he made it tenable. In the end however they found much cheaper premises on Toad Lane so that is where the Co-op movement began instead of here.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.612549
Longitude
-2.156102