Toad Lane refurbishment gathers pace
Work on the Pioneers Museum, Toad Lane, Rochdale, is rapidly progressing in the run-up to the reopening of the Museum in spring 2012 as part of International Year of Co-operatives.
The Museum, housed in the building where the Rochdale Pioneers opened their first shop on 21 December 1844, widely regarded as the birthplace of modern day co-operation, is currently being renovated by Manchester-based co-operative architects Loop Systems as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Work includes an extension which will house a lift and staircase, as well as a new education area on the newly restored top floor.
The most recent photos of the refurbishment, taken in February, show the installation of the round lift and stairwell extension.
More photos:
Filed Under: About • Events • Our Heritage
Co-operative Learning