Cotton Famine Road
The ‘Cotton Famine Road’ section of Rooley Moor Road could be of National and International importance, it is a reminder of the harsh times cotton workers had to endure during the Cotton Famine and is unique in linking the American Civil War to social changes in England at a time when the Rochdale Pioneer Movement influenced social thinking throughout the UK.
The approximate length of the cobbled sections of the Cotton Famine Rode, from Ding Quarry entrance to Catley Lane Head, is 1,950 yards, the number of cobbles across the road varies from 12 along the narrow sections to 24 at Catley Lane Head. Presuming an average number of cobbles per row of 16 and rows per yard of 10.5 gives a total number of 327,600 cobble setts, this excludes the volume of the stone edgings and drainage channels.
Given the poor of Rochdale laid about a third of a million stone setts into the fabric of Rooley Moor by hand, the Cotton Famine Road has to be worthy of preservation!
Cotton Famine Road
The ‘Cotton Famine Road’ section of Rooley Moor Road could be of National and International importance, it is a reminder of the harsh times cotton workers had to endure during the Cotton Famine and is unique in linking the American Civil War to social changes in England at a time when the Rochdale Pioneer Movement influenced social thinking throughout the UK.
The approximate length of the cobbled sections of the Cotton Famine Rode, from Ding Quarry entrance to Catley Lane Head, is 1,950 yards, the number of cobbles across the road varies from 12 along the narrow sections to 24 at Catley Lane Head. Presuming an average number of cobbles per row of 16 and rows per yard of 10.5 gives a total number of 327,600 cobble setts, this excludes the volume of the stone edgings and drainage channels.
Given the poor of Rochdale laid about a third of a million stone setts into the fabric of Rooley Moor by hand, the Cotton Famine Road has to be worthy of preservation!