To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here It's one of the grandest buildings in Greater Manchester - but historians are currently more interested in what lies beneath it.
The Grade-I listed Rochdale Town Hall, which was built in 1871, is currently being renovated ahead of a planned reopening in 2023 - when a new exhibition will open its doors.
But this month, attentions have been focused underground, as archaeologists descended on Town Hall Square to explore the famous building's surroundings during The Big Dig. READ MORE: Family devastated by house fire left 'penniless' after being re-homed miles from school and work Ashley Brogan, an archaeologist from the University of Salford, says the project is a
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