These brilliant pictures rewind the decades from the not too distant past to way back when. They encompass life in Rochdale through the years.

1. Rochdale memories
First outdoor rave up north - Ashworth Valley, Rochdale, 5th august 1989, organised by the Gio Goi boys.. | Avalon via Getty Images

2. Rochdale memories
Darnhill, Heywood, Rochdale, 15/07/1963. The living and dining room in the 'Sectra' show flat at Heywood. This Sectra show flat was on the first floor of a 13-storey block and was completed 13 weeks after the first Sectra formwork unit had been lifted into position. The flat was one of 51 two-bedroom and 12 bed-sitting room flats contained in each block. The flat was furnished for the occasion with Brian Amos carrying out the decor | Getty Images

3. Rochdale memories
Sowerby Basin at the junction of the Rochdale Canal and the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge with The Wet Dock glimpsed to the right and Wainhouse Tower in Halifax visible on the hillside in the distance, 1980. | Getty Images

4. Rochdale memories
25th August 1939: Girls of the 7th Manchester Regiment Church Girls Brigade (Rochdale Battalion) who are in camp at Bridlington, making the most of their holiday by the sea | Getty Images
