On this day 30th September 1872

Balderstone Church Institute and Library dissolved.

On this day 29th September 1923

Naked man found on Binns Patsture, Two Gates, by Harry Percival of Smithy Bridge. The man died later at Birch Hill Hospital.

On this day 28th September 1867

Pioneers' Central Stores, Toad Lane, opened by Alderman John Robinson; cost £13,400.

On this day 27th September 1870

New organ in Castlemere U.M.F.C. to replace the instrument destroyed by fire, opened.

On this day 26th September 1864

Earthquake shock distinctly felt in the town.

On this day 25th September 1907

Mr R. A. L Hutchinson fined for striking a tram conductor with a whip.

On this day 24th September 1876

Discovery of a “Charm” against Evil Spirits, in a box concealed in the rafters of a shippon at Healey .

On this day 23rd September 1911

Prisoner escapes from Rochdale Police cells captured at Bolton two days later .

On this day 22nd September

Rev. W Cooper B.A. Succeeded the Rev.J.W. M.A. Vicar of St Albans.

on this day 21st September 1870

Buersill Local Board formed; Mr Joshua Radcliffe, Chairman.

On this day 20th September 1874

Detective Sergeant Banks while on the mount met a man carrying a carpet bag, he expressed desire to see contents of the bag… but the man refused, upon which the detective marched him off to the Town Hall, the bag was then found to contain 14 six chambered revolvers and a case of cartridges.

On this day 19th September 1880

Samuel Oldham attempted to drown his son in the River Roach at Brimrod, sentenced to Penal servitude for life.

On this day 18th September

Gas first lighted between Cutgate and Norden. To mark the event a dinner was held whilst the Duc de Ferrari from Italy was present.

On this day 17th September 1955

For the second year in succession the Rochdale Latvian Crew of the Rochdale Auxiliary fire service won the Hutchins shield in a fire pump drill competition held at the fire station. They were 3 seconds faster than their rivals.

On this day 16th September 1878

Madame Angelo, performed the feat of walking 1000 miles in 1000 hours in a field near the Fox Inn.

On this day 15th September 1952

A farewell party to 17 year old Joan Matthew who had won a two week holiday in Hollywood. Joan came back after two days, she did not like film land.

On this day 14th September 1874

An inquest was held at the Two Ships Inn on the body of William Oakes. The deceased was found drowned in the River Roach.

On this day 13th September 1952

Flight Sergeant Frank Burke, a Littleborough man, one of the crew of a Hastings aircraft crashed on a Greenland icecap.

On this day 12th September 1874

A rather unusual seen was witnessed on the banks of the Roach with several hundreds of persons catching perch, Roach and Piek and various other kinds of fish. For some reason or other the water of the canal, for a certain distance, was let off, and the fish sent on an excursion they never thought of.

On this day 11th September 1861

Tunshill colliery “Victoria Shaft” completed.

On this day 10th September 1868

Fenian affray at Syke, when two men named O’Shea and Roach, deserters from the brotherhood were shot at.

On this day 9th September 1871

Mr Henry Butterworth, Jeweller, issued a medal commemorating the opening of the Town Hall.

On this day 8th September 1877

Mr Norris T. Collinge attempted to swim from Runcorn to Liverpool. He swam 17 miles, then the longest distance ever covered by an amateur.

On this day 7th September 1953

The Rochdale and District Literary and Scientific Society became the first local organisation to visit the world famous atomic power station at Calder Hall, Cumberland, when 50 of their members spent an enjoyable 3 ½ hours there.

On this day 6th September 1912

At a special meeting of the waterworks committee of the Rochdale Corporation it was resolved that the water supply should be cut off at night commencing on Sunday from 7pm till 5 am.

on this day 5th September 1908

Rochdale Corporation Jubilee celebrations commenced.

On this day 4th September 1952

Rochdale Hornets Local born Derrick Schofield chosen to play for England against Wales.

On this day 3rd September

John Bright at Dearnley Workhouse. In the visitors book he wrote,’I fear many persons and families outside of it are in far less comfortable circumstances than I find its inmates to be.’

On this day 2nd September 1912

A shocking bathing fatality occurred at Shawclough, when two brothers, Harold and Roland Wold, aged 11 and 9, were drowned in Top Brow Lodge.

On this day 1st September 1951

Rochdale Fire Brigade staged a display of fire fighting and fire equipment at the station in 1951.