After the trowel and mallet had been presented to Lady Rochdale she laid the stone and said:

2. After the trowel and mallet had been presented to Lady Rochdale she laid the stone and said: In the faith of Jesus Christ, I declare this stone to be well and truly laid; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen

4. Revd Hartley Harrison 1865-1930 1st Vicar of St Aidan’s Church 1914-1928

5. Rev. Rathbone Hartley 1860 - 1919 Vicar of All Souls’, Captain Fold, Heywood Born in Heywood. Grandson of David Rathbone, Vicar of St Paul’s Norden.

6. Mr W Henry Goodhead Lay Reader, All Souls’

7. In 1913 it was hoped to raise 1,000,000 pennies for the New Church of St Aidan.

8. At the Laying of the Foundation Stone, 4,000 pennies were laid on top of the stone.

9. Preserved under the stone were: • some coins of the realm • that day’s Rochdale papers • the current issue of All Souls’ • and St. Alban’s magazines • a copy of the service

10. a copy of the service at the laying of the memorial stone at Sudden Mission Room • the Church Army Gazette • the quarterly intercession paper for foreign missions • the names of the church workers of the parish

11. the names of all the Sunday School scholars since last Advent • the names of the Building Committee of the Church • the names of the members of the Church Builders’ Union

12. Service Celebrating the Centenary of Laying of the Foundation Stone 20th Oct 2013

14. Produced by St Aidan’s Church Heritage Group October 2013