What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Gordon Harvey (1858-1922) MP for Rochdale 1906-1918 political idealist, enlightened mill owner, local benefactor and pioneer environmentalist lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Littleborough Civic Society.
Gordon Harvey was a British Liberal Party politician and textile manufacturer who served as the Member of Parliament for Rochdale from 1906 to 1918; he is remembered for his progressive social policies and early advocacy for environmental conservation.
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