About this event
Join the Slopes project archaeologists in exploring the intriguing development of Rochdale from Prehistoric hunter-gatherers to Industrial boomtown.
- Who is this event suitable for? For teenagers and adults.
- Booking required: please book by 5pm on Saturday, 9 August 2025. Book your place online through Eventbrite
- Directions: Get directions to this event from Google Maps
- Contact: BroadfieldParkSlopes@investinrochdale.co.uk
- Event organiser: Rochdale Development Agency
Mesolithic Flints, Norman Castles and Victorian Expansion – Rochdale and its surrounding townships have a fascinating history spanning millennia. Over the past few decades, archaeological excavations across the borough, along with small chance finds, have deepened our understanding of activity and development within the town and its surrounding areas.
Disclaimer
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