Rochdale town hall(Amber class)

Rochdale town hall is a popular location for weddings ,television,filming, conferences and meetings.Rochdale town hall was opened on September 7th 1871,with a ceremony benifiting the Victorian building designed by William Crossland.When proposed in 1864 it was recommended £20 -000 be spent on a suitable building. When it was completed,the remarkable building with its 240 foot high wooden spire topped by a gilded statue of st George,cost £155 000.The Town Hall in today's money it is over 16,000,000! A German soldier called Hitler was in love with the Town Hall and said if he wins the war he will take it brick by brick back to Germany.

For more information please visit the following website

http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/townhall

http://rochdale-past.co.uk

Thanks for reading. This blog was by Maria, Esha and Haaris