VE Day in Stockport
Celebrations for the 75th anniversary of VE Day will be remarkably different under lockdown, but our thoughts are still with the folks 75 years ago who reached the end of … Read more
WYCLIFFE CHURCH
WYCLIFFE CHURCH, Wellington Road north. Today – Friday 17th April will be our 170th Anniversary – and we won’t let Coronavirus ruin it completely! We have launched our brand new … Read more
Come along to our new exhibition in the Heritage Centre to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of WW II. Articles, pictures and artefacts are on display to show … Read more
PETERLOO: The role of people in the years before Peterloo.
Discover the role that Stockpot people played in the years preceding Peterloo. Unrest was rife in the time running up to Peterloo and the Sandy Brow Riot in Stockport of … Read more
STOCKPORT CLASSIC VEHICLE SHOW
The Classic Vehicle Show and the Vintage Village will be held on Sunday 11th August 2019. The Trust will have the Dungeon / Court Leet open too. Do come along! … Read more
STOCKPORT AT PETERLOO
A new display to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Peterloo opens on 23rd April 2019 in the heritage centre at St. Mary’s church in the Market Place, Stockport. It consists … Read more
STOCKPORT TO PETERLOO The Road to Reform
Lots will be happening in Stockport this year to commemorate the Peterloo massacre of 16th August 1819. The heritage library has arranged a programme of events, shown here. Staircase House … Read more
Loyalists v Radicals Walk.
The first Loyalists v Radicals walks took place on Saturday 23rd February 2019 to commemorate the Sandy Brow meeting in Stockport 200 years ago. it was a glorious sunny day … Read more
LOYALISTS v RADICALS
There are two new displays in Stockport Heritage Library charting the events leading up to Peterloo and the roles played by the people of Stockport. One commemorates the Sandy Brow … Read more