Rochdale Local Studies Centre

25/06/2026

With the record broken for the hottest day here's a look back to July 1976!

24/06/2026

Where is it Wednesday?!

Have a guess at where or what the street or building is, and if your feeling extra brainy have a go at guessing the year the photo was taken!

19/06/2026

Hope you all enjoyed the stellar England performance on Wednesday night! We decided to dig through the British Newspaper Archive to uncover some of our local England stars from the past. The first we found is a Langley lad, living on the estate since he was 18 months old, Paul Scholes who attended St Mary’s RC Primary and Cardinal Langley RC Highschool and is notably mentioned quite a bit in 90s renditions of The Middleton Guardian.

17/06/2026

Stop press!
Introducing our new weekly feature - Where is it Wednesdays!

Have a guess at where or what the street or building is, and if your feeling extra brainy have a go at guessing the year the photo was taken!

15/06/2026

Ever wondered what's in a box of old slides?! Go on down to 'Sliding' at the Olde Boars Head!

https://middleton.coop/fringe-programme -20-june

11/06/2026

Did you know that 2026 is the National Year of Reading? Here's a very small selection of what you can find at Rochdale Local Studies Centre. All tastes are catered for, whether it's a murder, a history of your favourite sports team or a guide to help research your family history, we've got it all!

01/06/2026

30/05/2026

A lovely little addition to the collection and let's face it we all love a Vimto hot or cold. What's your favourite?

29/05/2026

Well, it's come to the end of an era - this will be the last Pub Quiz Friday!

For the last 7 years we've ran this quiz and we sort of ran out of pubs a while back!
It's been a blast and thanks everyone for their guesses over the years, keep your eyes peeled for a new feature coming soon!

For the last time:
Pub Quiz Friday!
All these pubs from around the Borough have a fair bit of history to them!

Usual rules: Guess the pub below and where it is! For obvious reasons I've blanked the sign out (don't want to make it too easy!)

When everyone's had a guess and someone gets it I’ll post the proper photograph in the comments.

28/05/2026

Who knew you could clean paper with a sponge?!

It is special smoke sponge! Bit of a clean for one of our Castleton Township plans from 1872 today!