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Rochdale: Fleece Street
Looking east. The lower entrance to the Boys' High School (now demolished) was on the right,
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 19 Oct 2018
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Rochdale: Town Centre
Looking west from the bottom of Drake Street, the works are underway to open out the river Roch through the Town Centre. Although it will probably look very nice when finished, the general public are fed up with the mess and inconvenience.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 11 Oct 2015
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Rochdale Town Centre: Drake Street
A view up Drake Street, where metrolink car No 3095 is just leaving for Ashton via Oldham and Manchester.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 2 Jun 2016
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South Parade
Pavement cafe in the foreground, municipal offices in the background.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 10 Feb 2010
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Rochdale: Fleece Street
Looking west from its junction with Church Street
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 21 Sep 2013
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"Revealing The Roch", The Butts
The work to uncover the River Roch in Rochdale Town Centre is making good progress. The Revealing the Roch project is uncovering two sections of the river, and will expose the historic bridge, parts of which can be traced back to the medieval period.
The bridge and sections of river being exposed (on The Butts in front of the HSBC Bank and on the Esplanade close to Barclays Bank) were covered over in the Victorian period and have been hidden from public view for more than a century.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 24 Feb 2016
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River Roch exposed
Rochdale has just finished work on uncovering the River Roch in the centre of Rochdale. River covered when tramlines were laid about 1900. Bridge is very old.
Image: © Stephen Darlington
Taken: 16 Jun 2016
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Rochdale: Drake Street
Looking north, towards the Town Centre. One track is already partially laid for Metrolink. It is not yet apparent whether there will be single or double track here.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 8 Sep 2012
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Rochdale: The 'Wellington' hotel
Closed and rapidly deteriorating, the 'Wellington', probably Rochdale's oldest pub, stands at the bottom of Drake Street to view a scene of untidy confusion as tram lines are laid leading from Drake Street into the new terminus which will be on Smith Street. Rochdale's residents are heartily fed up with the seemingly incessant tram works; one hopes they will, one day, think it has all been worthwhile.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 25 Jan 2013
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Rochdale: The 'Wellington Hotel'
It is pleasing to see that the Wellington (one of the oldest public houses in Rochdale) has had a start made on its revival. Although still closed, this does appear to suggest that it might be re-opened.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 15 Jun 2015
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