March 2024. Rochdale. Rochdale’s musical heritage includes two (2) Stansfields. Lisa, and Gracie, who lost her “stans” and became Gracie Fields in order not to be confused with our kiss-curled heroine. Bizarrely, it’s Gracie who’s commemorated outside the town hall, possibly because of her ode to Rochdale town pubs. Mrs RM, Blackpool Jane and I… Continue reading OUR GRACIE’S – A TAVERN IN THE TOWN