Touchstones Rochdale

Touchstones Rochdale
Touchstones Rochdale seen from Broadfield Park
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
LocationThe Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°36′55″N 2°09′43″W / 53.6152°N 2.1620°W / 53.6152; -2.1620
Years built1883 (library)
1903 (museum)
1913 (art gallery)
Technical details
MaterialYorkshire stone, slate
Website
Official website
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameRochdale Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery
Designated12 February 1985
Reference no.1367096
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Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

The first part of the stone 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. It houses collections relating to local history and related topics, with changing exhibitions over time.