Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The public are being invited to get involved in a major project to uncover possible 17th-Century remains underneath Rochdale's Town Hall Square when work gets underway next month.
Led by archaeologists from the University of Salford, the ‘big dig’ will give local history enthusiasts the chance to get their hands dirty and find out more about what’s underneath the ground in the area which was once the beating heart of the borough’s woollen and, later, cotton trades.
The dig was set up after site surveys, carried out by the Salford team as part of the wider restoration of Rochdale Town Hall, discovered that there could be some fascinating finds below the ground.
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