What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Wet Rake Gardens c. 1909 Marking the top of this historic shopping street, Wet Rake Gardens replaced the Union Foundry, once owned by John Halstead & Co, iron and brass founders Recorded plaque organisation: Rochdale Civic Society.
John Halstead was a prominent industrialist who owned John Halstead & Co., an important iron and brass foundry in the area. His company played a significant role in local industry before the site became Wet Rake Gardens.
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