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The Walk and River Roch blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: The Walk pre - 1824 A key part of the urban fabric of Rochdale since the industrial revolution, this narrow ‘ginnel’ (historic street) has been a well-used route in the town centre for centuries. The walk was created by the Vavasour family to obtain easy access from their house (now The Lloyds bank) to the River Roch. Recorded plaque organisation: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

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