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Stockport Living: Exploring the Best of Greater Manchester

Stockport is a town situated in Greater Manchester. The city lies 7 miles (11.1 km) to the south east of Manchester's centre. The largest town of the metropolitan borough with the same name, Stockport.
The location of the original market, established 1260 through a charter, is the exact same today. Market Hall was one of few street markets left in the North West. This Grade II-listed building dates from 1861. Today, it houses stalls that sell everything. Stockport's wrought-and-cast iron frame was an original open building, with a roof and glazed sides. Ephraim Marks - a founder of Marks & Spencer - enclosed the walls of his supermarket in 1898 to keep customers warm.

Stockport Viaduct dominates western approaches of the town. The 27 brick arches of the Stockport Viaduct were constructed in 1840 to carry the mainline trains from Manchester and Birmingham over the River Mersey.
Another derivation is based on earlier variants, such as Stopford. A ford over the Mersey was found at the base of Bridge Street Brow. Stopford is still used in its adjectival form Stopfordian for Stockport related items. Stockport Grammar School students call themselves Stopfordians. Old Stoconians are former students of Stockport School. Stopfordians are the term used by Stockport residents to refer to themselves, just as Londoners would describe someone who lives in London.
Arrowsmith asserts that Stockport could have still been an area of a large estate. It would then not be included in a separate survey. Anglo-Saxon Landholders of the Area were Dispossessed. The land was then divided up amongst new Norman rulers.
Stockport bridge was documented to exist at least since 1282. During the English Civil War Stockport supported the government and the local militias were garrisoned with around 3000 soldiers under Majors Mainwaring, Duckenfield. Prince Rupert advancing on the city on 25th May 1644 with 8 to 10,000 men and fifty guns. In a small skirmish, Colonel Washington's Dragoons lead the Royalists attack. Rupert then continued on his march through Manchester and Bolton before being defeated at Marston Moor, near York. Stockport was razed in 1745. In addition, trenches had been dug on fords as an effort to stop Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite army from marching into the town. Town guards fired at the vanguard and killed a horse. Stockport was also a stopover for the army on its retreat from Derby back to Scotland.
By the 16th Century, hatmaking had been established in North Cheshire and South-East Lancashire.
Stockport became known as a centre in the silk industry, and then hat making industry from the 17th-century. Stockport was rapidly expanded during the Industrial Revolution. The growth of the textile industry played a major role in this.
Stockport was a prototype town for textiles. England could not produce silk that was of high enough quality for use as warps in fabrics until the 18th century. It was necessary to import suitable thread from Italy. This is where the yarns were spun by water-driven machinery. John Lombe visited Italy in 1717 and copied the machine design. On his return, John Lombe received a patent for the design and began manufacturing in Derby. As Lombe sought to renew his 1732 patent, spinners and silk makers from Manchester, Macclesfield Leek & Stockport were successful in petitioning the Parliament not to renew it. Lombe had been paid and Stockport began operating its first silk-making mill on Mersey's bend. This was the very first water powered textile mill to be built in England. Additional mills were also opened in local brooks.
Stockport, with its good location and workforce used to the textile industry was well positioned to capitalize on the massive expansion of cotton processing that occurred in the last half of the 1800s. Warren's in the town square was the initial mill. A deep pit was fed with a water tunnel by the River Goyt, which powered an undershot mill. This unusually high location for a mill powered by water led to the early failure of the mill. But the tunneling concept proved to be successful. Several tunnels were built under town to move water from the Goyt. James Harrisson drilled a large cut in 1796 from the Tame to feed several mills at Portwood Park. The Mersey was also used to power other mills.
Early in the 19th century the area's number of hatters began to rise, as did its reputation for high-quality work. In 1826, the London-based firm Miller Christy purchased a local company. By the end of the 19th century, hatting was no longer a manually operated process but a machine. Stockport, along with Denton in the nearby area, became the national leader. Other industries were also established, including leatherwares, trims, block-making and trimmings.
Stockport Town - Development
Stockport is a city that has diversified its economy since the turn of the century. It used to be a place dependent on the cotton industry and related industries. Stockport makes use of the many heritage attractions it has to offer, such as a museum dedicated to hats, an underground system of Second World War shelters, and the late medieval merchants house located on the 700 year-old Market Place. Stockport experienced its Stockport air disaster in 1967. This was when an aeroplane of British Midland Airways C-4 Argonaut crash-landed in Hopes Carr. It resulted to 72 deaths for both passengers and the crew.
Stockport: A Geography Overview
Stockport rests on Permian, Triassic, and Permian-Triassic Sandstones. The rocks are covered in thick tills and pockets of sand or gravel that were deposited 15,000 ago by the glaciers. Red Rock fault is located to the extreme East, where older rocks dating from the Upper Carboniferous era are present. Coal Measures outcrops can be seen extending southwards into Hazel Grove and Tameside. Outcrops of Millstone Grit can be found on upland moorland in Dark Peak, South Pennines and White Peak.

Landmarks Around Stockport Area
Stockport Town Hall was designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and has the largest Wurlitzer Theatre Organ in Britain. Greek Street is opposite Stockport Town Hall and contains the war memorial as well as an art gallery. Underbank Hall was built as a Bredbury family townhouse in the 16th century. The building is made of timber and dates from 1823. It has been a bank since 1824. The main hall, which dates to 1915, is behind the 16th century structure.
St Elisabeth's Church Reddish as well as the model village is part of a community created by Alfred Waterhouse in large part for employees at Houldsworth Mill. This was once the largest mill in the entire world.

Stockport Museums
Stockport is home to several museums. The Hat Works are located at Wellington Mill in a former factory. Stockport Air Raid Shelters were created in underground tunnels during the Second World War as a way of protecting residents from aerial attacks. Stockport Story Museum, located in Staircase House which is a medieval listed townhouse.

Stockport offers a wide range of clubs, activities and sports.

Stockport is home to several cadet groups. A Sea Cadet Corps unit is based at the Pearmill Industrial Estate, and there are several squadrons from the Air Training Corps on Reddish Road and the A6 near St George's Church.
Stockport County F. C. is a member of the National League. Stockport County was first formed in the 1880s as Heaton Norris Rovers. They changed their name from Heaton Norris Rovers to Stockport City in the 1890s to reflect Stockport's status as county borough. The club joined the Football League around 1900. Most notable was its 1996-97 campaign, in which it won the Football League Cup and reached the semi-finals of the competition.
Stockport Town F. C.'s, Stockport City F. C. play in NWCFL Division One. Their home is Woodley.
Sale Sharks Rugby Union Club was based at Edgeley Park until 2012. They then moved to the AJ Bell Stadium, Barton-upon-Irwell. Manchester Rugby Union Club is located at Grove Lane Cheadle Hulme.

Places of Interest in Stockport

1. Stockport Town Centre- Shops, restaurants, and history
2. Bramall Hall- Tudor manor house and gardens
3. Reddish Vale Country Park- Public countryside with walking trails
4. Stockport Air Raid Shelters- Underground WWII tunnels
5. Staircase House- Heritage home with decorative staircase
6. Stockport Viaduct- Striking 13 arched railway viaduct
7. Manchester Airport- International airport just 30 mins by train
8. Stockport Market- Large open-air market in the town centre
9. Stockport County FC- Local football club and Edgeley Park stadium
10. Stockport Train Station- Railway station with frequent services