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Touchstones Rochdale
The Esplanade
Rochdale
Lancs
OL16 1AQ
Local Studies
Local Studies material for Heywood and Middleton is held at Heywood and Middleton Libraries.
Resources held by Local Studies include Parish Records, Census returns, Trade Directories, newspapers, photographs and a large collection of over 600 maps and plans. These include Ordnance Survey maps, estate plans and railway maps.
There is also a large collection of books, pamphlets and articles which cover all aspects of the areas past. A number of these have also been digitised to allow access to the information via the Internet.
Contact us in advance of your visit to be sure we have the archive materials you require on site. Most of our archives are stored elsewhere.
We advise you to telephone to pre-book a microfilm reader in advance.
Free Internet access is available and pre-booking is essential.
Access resources online where these are available via the Discover section.
Opening Times
Touchstones Rochdale
Tuesday-Saturday
10am-5pm
Cafe Life
Tuesday-Saturday
10am-4pm
Food served from 11am
Opens Wednesday 29 January
