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
LOYALIST V RADICAL WALK 23rd FEBRUARY 2019
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loyalists-v-radicals-a-walk-… BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! LOYALISTS V RADICALS, A GUIDED WALK IN STOCKPORT. Go to above link to book a place for 11am or 2pm. Saturday 23rd February 2019. LOYALISTS V … Read more
LOYALISTS V RADICALS
August 16th 2019 is the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre in Manchester when 1.000’s of people from all over the north-west met at St. Peter’s Fields for a peaceful … Read more