Tales:
1. Frontline Stockport - WWII Defence of Stockport
2. Stockport Viaduct - So good they built it twice
3.Wellington Road - Triumph & Tragedy
4. Paupers & Vagabonds - The Stockport Workhouse
5. Stock
port Streets - What's in a name?
6. St. Mary's Graveyard - The good, the bad & the rich of Stockport
7. Water under the Bridge - The Story of Lancashire Bridge
8. Stockport Castle - over 2,500 years of history?
Inns & Outs of Stockport Taverns
by Coral Dranfield
A fascinating look at some of the most interesting of Stockport's hostelries of times gone by.
£6 + £2.00 P&P
A4 paperback
'It wasn't my Fault Sir' by Jim Clare
An
autobiographical tale of Jim's childhood in Offerton, with many
memories and pictures of Stockport. Featured in the Stockport Express. A very entertaining read!
£8.00 + £1.50 p&p
A4 spiral bound paperback
The Legacy of Richard de Vernon
and the history of St. Mary's Church Stockport Market Place
by Jim Clare
History of the first Rector of Stockport, Richard de Vernon, and the changes that followed.
£6.00 + £1.50 p&p
A4 paperback
Percy Hawksworth
The Best Part of my Life
A Stockport lad's memories of growing up in Reddish. Mike Kiernon has edited Percy's hand written manuscript.
A4 spiral bound paperback
Sorry - out of stock
Reddish Newtown
Life below the Steps
Reddish historian Mike Kiernon relates memories from a lost community.
£6.50 + £1.50 p&p
A4 spiral bound paperback
Reddish Remembered
by John A. Condon
A collection of old photographs, and introduction to the history of Reddish.
£4.00 + £1.50 p&p
A4 spiral bound paperback
Stockport's First Park and Museum 1858 - 2008
By Harry Fancy
History and memories from a former gardener in Vernon and Woodbank Parks, and curator of the museum from 1968 - 1973.
£5.00 + £1.00 p&p
A4 paperback
A Personal Journey Down The
Tin Brook
In Stockport
by Grace Collier
Easy to read, illustrated trail along Tin Brook which runs into the River Mersey under Merseyway Precinct. Written by one of our volunteers, it covers a great deal of the town's history on the way.
£8.99 + £1.00 p&p
A4 paperback
Rivers Under Your Feet
The Story of Stockport's Water Tunnels
by Coral Dranfield
A detailed account of the many water tunnels under the town, used to power mills from a very early date. Written to accompany the successful exhibition in Stockport Story Museum, by another of our volunteers.
£5.00 + £1.00 p&p
A5 paperback
Stockport - History & Guide
By Steve Cliffe
This book looks at the evolution of the town from earliest history to the present day. Includes 2 walking tours.
£14.99 + £1.00 p&p
A5 paperback
Shadows - A Northern Investigation into the Unknown
By Steve Cliffe
Tales of Mystery including some local stories.
£9.95 + £1.00 p&p
A5 paperback
Bradshawe's Ghost
by Iain McLean
The life of the infamous John Bradshawe, the judge who sentenced Charles I to death. Baptised in St. Mary's Church on the Market Place, the register actually has the word Traitor scrawled next to his name.
Written by our Honorary Life President, Iain McLean, who has spent many years as a volunteer for the Trust.
£4.95 + £1.00 p&p
A5 paper
Stockport Taverns & Tales
By Edna Kitchen & Phil Rowbotham
Poems and pictures from a former Robinsons Brewery stable girl.
£6.00 + £1.00 p&p
A4 paperback
Beating the Bounds - A Policeman's Tale
By Joshua Brown, Supt of Stockport Police 1853 - 55
A policeman's account of an ancient Stockport ceremony in 1854.
£0.50 + £0.40 p&p
A5 paperback