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Moving to Stockport?

In a privileged position on the south bank of the Mersey where the rivers Goyt and Tame meet, with a temperate climate and fertile soils, Stockport has attracted human settlers for at least 8,000 years. Mesolithic hunter gatherers left microliths; Neolithic remains include weapons and tools; and early Bronze Age tribesmen left stone hammers, flint knives, funery urns and bronze palstaves. There is a mysterious gap in the age of archaeological finds between 1200 BC and the arrival of the Romans in 70 AD, suggesting a period of depopulation due to climate change. Thereafter it was cultivated by rich Saxon farmers. A motte and bailey castle was built after the Norman Conquest and Stockport was given its official charter in 1220.

The Industrial Revolution was what transformed the sleepy market town into a vibrant commercial centre. In the eighteenth century, after John Lombe had patented a design for water-powered machinery to weave silk, the silk spinners of Stockport petitioned to be allowed to open a silk mill. In 1732 the first water-powered textile mill in the north of England opened on a bend in the Mersey. Stockport merchants opened further mills, until by 1769 over two thousand locals were employed in the industry. At the same time, hat making, established as a Cheshire trade since the sixteenth century, began to grow in importance. As mechanised processes took over from manual, Stockport became the leader hatter town in the UK and subsidiary industries such as block making, trimmings, and leather ware became established. All this industry took its toll: in 1847 Engels wrote that Stockport was “renowned as one of the duskiest, smokiest holes in the whole of the industrial area”. Only after changes of fashion reduced the need for hat wearing in daily life did the hat trade collapse: Christy’s, the last hat factory, closed in 1997. Today the town exploits its heritage to maximum effect and attracts large numbers of tourists who come to see the abundant Victorian architecture.

One unique attraction is Hat Works, located in an old cotton spinning mill that is worth the visit itself. The Museum gives a history of hatting in the UK, with demonstrations of processes and a wonderful collection of headgear through the centuries. Stockport Air Raid Shelters is a museum based around the underground shelters dug into the rock under the town during the Second World War. In Reddish, there is a model village designed by Alfred Waterhouse for the workers from Houldsworth Mill. Nearby, St Elizabeth’s Church, also by Waterhouse, is a classic of Victorian Gothic style. Stockport Town Hall, opened at the turn of the twentieth century, has a ballroom described by John Betjeman as “magnificent” and one of sixteen Wurlitzer Publix 1 organs in the world. It is the home of the Stockport Symphony Orchestra.

Stockport Plaza is a Grade II listed cinema and variety centre that opened in 1932. With its stunning Art Deco façade and beautifully restored auditorium, it is the last of its kind still operating in the UK. If you prefer ancient places, head to St Mary’s Church, built in the fourteenth century, a handsome red sandstone building that still has the original timber framed roof as well as a magnificent bell tower. The Stockport Heritage Centre is in the building, and next door is the glass Market Hall.