Covers a wide range of Stockport historical events, features, buildings etc.
Stockport Heritage Trail
The Stockport Heritage Trail leaflet is free but if bought through the website 75p is charged for postage. It follows a number of small brass plaques positioned around the town centre.
Stockport’s Viaduct
The history of the building of Stockport’s twin viaducts, by Kevin Dranfield.
Murders Most Foul in Stockport
A wife, a mother and a child all murdered in horrific circumstances, two by family and one by strangers.
Stockport Castle
An in depth history of Stockport’s Castle, first documented in 1173 perched on Castel Hill and later rebuilt in stone.
Crime & Punishment
This £2 booklet gives a full discrition of the crimes and punishments expected in Stockport over the cenuties.
Frontline Stockport
The country had six lines of defence against the Germans possible invasion and one went through Stockport – by Kevin Dranfield.
Stockport Streets
Looking at the fascinating history behind Stockport’s streets and their sometimes strange origins, by Kevin Dranfield
Junior History Hunt
This is a free leaflet aimed at children from 7 to 17.
It allows the child to guide the adults around Stockport town centre and give a history tour. Postage £0.75
Paupers and Vagabonds
Covering the history of poverty in Stockport from the Black Death in 1348 to WWII – by Coral Dranfield.
Peterloo and the Stockport Radicals
Mainly based on eye witness reports this 44 page A4 book tells the story of Peterloo and how it affected the lives of the Stockport workers who attended.
Reddish Remembered
Reddish Remembered is a 50 page A4 book by John Condon, first published in 1982. It is full of fascinating history of Reddish with photographs and maps.
When Stockport Rocked
Beryl Lomas was one of the many teenagers who grow up in the 60s 70s with clubs, bands and dancing in Stockport. A number of the bands became famous at a later date. All this is remembered in this book.
Discover Little Underbank
A look at Little Underbank and its people in the Victorian/Edwardian eras by Jill Trumble.
Inns & Outs of Stockport Taverns
An A4 black & white book with stories from the social side of some of Stockport’s old Inns and Taverns by Coral Dranfield.
Water under the bridge
The history of the Lancashire Bridge from Medieval beginnings to the present day – by Daphne Breen.
The History and Mystery of Loyalty Place
This £2 booklet has both attempted murder and mysterious spectors. A street that is now a parking space has a history that will amaze.
Stockport’s Home Front
This £2 booklet gives a look into what was happening at home during the Great War. Stockport people played their part in many ways.
Chadkirk Estate
A pleasant walk around Chadkirk and the surrounding area. Distance approximately two and a half miles
St. Mary’s Graveyard Trail
Stories of some of the people buried at St. Mary’s church in the Market Place Stockport, by Jill Trumble.
Wellington Road
Covering the history of travel through Stockport from Roman times to the building of the towns first by-pass – by Kevin Dranfield
The Dungeon, the Devil & the Dark Side of Stockport
This book about death, danger and disease, highlights the darker side of Stockport with 107 illustrated pages of fascinating stories and facts. It also contains two maps to help locate the areas involved.
Rivers Under Your Feet
River’s Under Your Feet tells the story of Stockport’s first mills, run by water wheels and so many underground tunnels to suply them that the river Goyt was somtimes an empty channel.
Stockport History Tour
This pocket-size guide provides a fascinating glimpse into the past of the town. It takes the reader on a tour around the streets and buildings of Stockport, showing how it once looked, with amazing stories to tell.
Stockport Old Town Walk
Jim Clare’s self guided walk book around the town centre of Stockport is full of interesting facts about it’s history and heritage.
Stockport Through Time
Stockport Through Times is one of a series of books published by Amberley Publishing. They use old postcards and corresponding new photographs to document the changes to Stockport over 100 years.
Storm Over Stockport-the plug riots
A day etched deep into the history of industrial strife in Stockport, when a vast horde of strikers marched into town hell bent on closing down its manufacturing industry.
Discover the Underbanks. The Edwardian Days
Find out who had which shops in Little Underbank, and what they were selling in 1910.
Stockport a History
Peter Arrowsmith’s book is the comprehensive history of Stockport and surrounding district. For the person with all the other history books. It has 300 pages filled with information and illustrations.
Subterranean Stockport
This fascinating book as a combination of amazing photographs and exploration into historic water tunnels and caves, all accompanied by there history.
Stockport Colour Calendar 2023
This 2023 colour calendar of Stockport photos is put together from photographs taken by our members. It has interesting historic facts relating to Stockport, on many of the dates.
I Spy Stockport
This children’s ‘I Spy’ book of Stockport has 39 pictures of places and things for them to locate and tick off. It will help them to look more closely at the town they live in.
The Strange Haunting of Marple Hall
Legends about Marple Hall have long fascinated local people and in this book Steve Cliffe and David Kelsall have brought them to life with meticulous research and illustations.
The Stockport Riot of 1852
The English and Irish of Stockport were not good friends and on 29th July 1852 this became a war between the two sides. The events in Stockport attracted national attention leading to an inquiry and trials.
The WW1 Memorials at St. Mary’s Church
This £2 booklet not only lists the memorials in St. Mary’s Church it also gives the stories of the people remembered there.
A History of Stockport Breweries
This history of the major Stockport Breweries is full of facts and interesting stories, with plenty of illustrations. Good value for the price.
Pigs, Peasants & Pestilence
This book followes the growth of Stockport from the time of Domesday to the end of the 17th Century, through wars, famine and disease to a thriving commercial Market Town, long before the Industrial Revolution.
Stockport’s Train Crash
This A4 black & white book looks in detail at the disastrous outcome of two trains colliding on Stockport viaduct and why five people died due to a thick smog.
A personal journey down Tin Brook
A look at the heritage following the Tin Brook and surrounding areas by Grace Collier.
The Invasion of 1745 through Lancashire & Cheshire
The attempted invasion by Scottish troupes in 1745, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie had a bigger effect on Stockport than you may have thought. This book is well researched and tells a fascinating story.
Stockport Market
This A4 black & white book has fascinating stories of the Market Place and the people that frequented it. With many rare old photographs.
Stockport Past & Present
Stockport Past & Present documents the changes to our town using photographs from different periods, with brief descriptions .
A Castle in the Air – The history of Wycliffe Congregational Church
This booklet traces the history of this grade II listed church, from a disagreement at the Tabernacle, through extensions in 1876 and 1902, to bomb damage during WWII – with a few of the notable characters who have shaped the building’s past.
The Four Heatons Through Time
Heaton Norris, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Moor and Heaton Mersey are all given a brief history in this book showing the changes that have taken place since 1900.
Battersby Hats of Stockport
William J. Battersby started from small beginnings a hat factory that grew to be one of the biggest in Stockport by Rupert Battersby.
The Stockport Jewish Community
A well research look at the Jewish Community in Stockport from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st.
Mellor Through the Ages
198 pages of facts, stories and illustrations. This most comprehensive book will be a must for anyone with an interest in Mellor’s heritage.
A Stockport Tale
A Stockport Tale by A.E.Lomas, is an A4 book outlining a childhood growing up in Stockport from the 1920’s to the war in 1949.
It wasn’t my fault Sir!
A humorous account of Jim Clare’s early life and adventures.
Recording Stockport’s Past
This in-depth archaeological study, covering some of the most historically important buildings in the Stockport borough, including Staircase House, Underbank Hall, Chadkirk Chapel, Old Clough Barn, Notbury Mill and many more.
Hollins Mill
An A5 book by Anne Hearl, Marple’s most knowledgeable historian. With 68 pages of information and illustrations, this book gives a comprehensive account of Hollins Mill.
A New History of Marple & Mellor
This new look at the history of Marple and Mellor by Ann Hearle has lots to interest the local historian or keen reader. There is a slight mark on the front.
The Legacy of Richard de Vernon
Richard de Vernon was the younger son of an aristocrat, he built Stockport’s first church in the Market Place sometime between 1306 -1329. This is the history of that church, part of which still stands today.
It wasn’t my fault Sarge!
A sequel to Jim’s early life. He continues his adventures into National Service.