Liberal Club, Wardle, near Rochdale

WARDLE - Two memorial stones were laid on Saturday last in connection with a Liberal club at Wardle, near Rochdale. The ground floor contains reading-room, committee-room, bar, caretaker's-room, lavatory, bath. On the first floor will be a room 32ft. 6 in. by 25ft., which will accommodate two billiard tables, one smoke and cardroom, and a caretaker's bedroom. The walls will be of Yorkshire parpoints, with Halifax dressings. The estimated cost when completed will be £1,000; but the contract for the building, exclusive of heating, boundary wall, and furnishing, is let to Mr. W. R. Norris, Rochdale, for £636. The works are now being carried out from the designs and under the superintendence of the architect, Mr. Jesse Horsfall, M.S.A., Rochdale and Todmorden.  [Building News 19 June 1885 page 992]