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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’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.
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.
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.
Stockport’s Viaduct
The history of the building of Stockport’s twin viaducts, by Kevin Dranfield.
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.
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.
Frontline Stockport
The country had six lines of defence against the Germans possible invasion and one went through Stockport – by Kevin Dranfield.