Heritage and conservation
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Take the parks and gardens walk and see the rich historic and
cultural heritage in Rochdale.
Visit the award-winning museum at Touchstones Rochdale. The Art
Gallery has a collection of around 1500 works of art, by local,
national and international artists.
Blue Plaques commemorate famous people, places and historic
events around the borough.
Learn about Rochdale borough and its history.
Find out where you can pay your respects at local war
memorials.
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Find out about the regeneration projects around the borough.
If you're planning to develop in a conservation area you may
need to apply for planning permission. You can also see a list of
conservation areas in the borough.
If you're planning to make changes to a listed
building you may need to apply for listed building
consent.
Apply for works to protected trees.
Grants are available for conservation work to historic
buildings within the Middleton Town Centre Conservation
Area.
Find listed buildings and details on how to apply to get a
building listed.
Services available in our libraries across the borough.
Access a wide range of resources our library services subscribes
to.