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175 years of co-operation in Rochdale

Saturday 21st December marks 175 years since the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers opened their shop at 31 Toad Lane. Read more

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A new donation for our archive collection!

Some new material has just been offered to our archive which is related to one of the original members of the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society.

Document conservation appeal

This appeal is to help us to fund the binding of volumes of the Co-operative News.

Up Our Street - Young Roots

The Heritage Fund have provided young people from Rochdale with the opportunity to explore the co-operative landscape and find out more about what makes home special.

GB High Street Award Nomination

Rochdale has been nominated for GB High Street award - with museum work as a key feature.

175 years of co-operation in Rochdale

Saturday 21st December marks 175 years since the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers opened their shop at 31 Toad Lane.

Our history

The Co-operative Heritage Trust was formed in 2007 to bring the Museum and Archive service together for the benefit of heritage audiences.

Who we are

We are an independent charitable trust which manages the Rochdale Pioneers Museum and National Co-operative Archive in Manchester.

Search the Archive

Search our collections online via the Archive Hub. Contact us by email or telephone for assistance and to make an appointment.

Accessibility

Visit the archive

We are in central Manchester. Open by appointment Tuesday to Friday 10:00 - 16:00 Contact us at [email protected] or by phone on 0161 214 0861.

Privacy Policy

Plan your visit

Open (free) Wednesday to Saturday 10:30 – 16:00 Open for booked groups and schools Monday – Friday. Closed : Bank holidays, 25 – 26 December and 1 January.

Donate to the museum's Pioneer Pantry

Donate what you can afford to help us run our Pioneer Pantry food sharing scheme for local people in Rochdale.

What we do

Our museum and archive services are managed together but we have different roles. Both services exist to preserve historic assets and we use them to help people learn.