Related products
Paupers and Vagabonds
Covering the history of poverty in Stockport from the Black Death in 1348 to WWII – by Coral Dranfield.
Crime & Punishment
This £2 booklet gives a full discrition of the crimes and punishments expected in Stockport over the cenuties.
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.
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.
Stockport Past & Present
Stockport Past & Present documents the changes to our town using photographs from different periods, with brief descriptions .
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.
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.
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.