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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Norden, Greater Manchester

  

Norden, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Norden, Greater Manchester

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You can visit Norden, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Norden, Greater Manchester to hear history at Norden, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Norden, Greater Manchester has 42 places to visit in our interactive Norden, Greater Manchester map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Norden, Greater Manchester, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Norden, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Norden, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.

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42 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Norden, Greater Manchester places to visit

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Norden, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Norden, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Norden, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:

Rochdale (ancient parish) Rochdale was an ecclesiastical parish of early-medieval origin in northern England. At its zenith, it occupied 58,620 acres (237 km) of land amongst the South Pennines. It straddled the historic county boundary between Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Rochdale Town Hall Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was built in 1871. Built in Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15 million in 2021) It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. It functions as the ceremonial headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments.

Rochdale Pioneers Museum The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum includes a recreation of the original shop, containing its rudimentary furniture, scales, items that were sold at the store, etc.

Spodden Valley asbestos controversy 72 acres (290,000 m) of land in Spodden Valley in Rochdale, England, formerly used by Turner Brothers Asbestos Company. Site of world’s largest asbestos textile factory was sold to MMC Estates, a property developer. MMC submitted a planning application to build an “urban village” consisting of 650 homes, a children’s daycare centre and a business park on the site. However, asbestos containing materials were abundantly visible on the ground, and local residents claimed that there were numerous asbestos dumping sites across the area.

Touchstones Rochdale Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café. The first part of the 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.

Rochdale Infirmary Rochdale Infirmary is an acute general hospital in Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Rochdale power station Coal-fired power station was owned and operated by Rochdale Corporation prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity industry in 1948. It was redeveloped as demand for electricity grew and old plant was replaced. Station closed on 1 April 1958.

St Edmund’s Church, Rochdale St Edmund’s Church is the only known church building in England so overtly dedicated to Masonic symbolism. Commissioned by Rochdale’s local industrialist and Freemason Albert Royds, the construction of the building was completed to a high and rich specification in 1873. The building was recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building in 1985.

Falinge Park Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falingen Hall.

Taylor Park Taylor Park is located in Norden in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was originally made into a park because it is situated on a mine shaft for the mine that used to be in operation in the locality.

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