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It was once a place where criminals saw their fates sealed, now it’s a grand room being opened up to the public for the first time in its history.

The old courtroom in Rochdale Town Hall now acts as the council chamber. The stunning room within the Grade I-listed building used to be the place where crooks were sentenced for offences like pick pocketing, larceny and even, in one case, stealing pigeons.

And for the first time ever, it will soon to be open for public tours.

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The space has seen thousands of unfortunate residents pass through, having operated as a magistrates’ court from 1872 until around the early 1980s. View 5 Images View 5 I

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