Page 50 - Real Rochdale Issue 13 Spring 2022
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MEMORY LANE
The former council office block, known
locally as the ‘Black Box’, dominated the
Rochdale town centre skyline, until it was
demolished in 2014.
Construction of the Black Box and the
adjoining bus station, designed by architects
Essex, Goodman & Suggit, was started in
October 1975, completed in April 1978 and
officially opened in May 1978 - the offices
were ready for use the following year.
When it opened, within the footprint there
was also a pub, The Travellers Rest, SaverSales
and information offices, a café, dry cleaners,
clothing shop and a newsagents. Escalators
linked the concourse with the town centre,
via a footbridge from the car park. Access to
the buses was at street level or via subways.
The Black Box in September 2009
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