Touchstones Rochdale Grade II Listed (1884 - extended in 1903 and 1913) The Rochdale Town Hall fire of 1883 burned the clock tower library and led to the opening of this ‘Free Public Library’ one year later. Later expanding to include a Museum and Art Gallery, three sandstone panels representing ‘Science, Art & Literature’ were set into the front elevation. During WWII, the building accommodated a Food