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You can find Stockport at the point where two rivers meet the Mersey.  The two in question are the River Goyt and the River Tame.  In fact Stockport is the recognised starting point of the River Mersey.

Stockport was once split by the river in terms of counties; the part on the southern bank being in Cheshire and the northern bank part of Lancashire.  Now the whole town is part of the larger borough by the same name and also part of Greater Manchester.

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Wondering if you heard that correctly?  Are you suffering from difficulty with your hearing?  If you live in the Stockport area we can help.  Castle Hearing Aids have a full service to test and assess the quality of your hearing.  Hearing loss can be caused by many things from a build up of ear-wax to constant exposure to extreme loud noises.  Get in touch if you’d like to know more.  You can call us on 01782 698090.

Industry in Stockport

Of course in earlier times circa 16^th Century, Stockport was mostly on the southern bank of the Mersey and was just a small town.  At this time the town’s ‘industry’ was growing hemp and producing rope.  By the 18^th Century silk production was here; in fact Stockport proudly set standards in mechanising the silk industry with one of the first silk factories to use water powered mechanisation.  It was brought to the UK by silk spinner John Lombe from Derby.  He had the patent on the mechanised production, but it was handed to towns in the North West when his patent wasn’t renewed.

This was when Stockport opened their water-powered mill on the banks of the River Mersey and many others in the area followed.  In the mid 18^th Century about two thousand people were employed in the industry.  As it declined fairly rapidly, the mill owners seized their chance to get in on the cotton production act.  So it was that in the 19^th Century cotton took the lead along with many associated industries.

Stockport was also responsible for the production of hats and had been since the 16^th Century.  It was in the early 1800s that things really began to pick up again mainly due to mechanisation.  They also gained a reputation for quality.  This brought other hatting businesses to the area, including the London company of Miller Christy who bought out a local firm.  Towards the end of the 19^th Century the town could boast exporting 6 million plus hats every year.  Many associated industries sprang up in the area too; these included block making, trimming and leatherware.  The hatting industry stayed alive and well in Stockport until the end of the 1990s.

The demise of the hat industry began with the First World War, and falling export markets and the Depression of the 1930s.  They were certainly some challenges.  Stockport is now home to a dedicated Hat Museum.

More of Stockport’s history

Stockport makes the most of its Second World War Air Raid Shelters.  These are a series of tunnels dug below the town.  They could hold many of the town’s population during an air raid – the smallest had a capacity of 2,000 and the largest 3,850.  The latter’s capacity was expanded to 6,500 people.  Now you can visit the largest of the tunnels if you are interested to see them.

The Grade II listed Town Hall  was built at the beginning of the last century and was opened by the Prince of Wales.  This amazing ornate building has an Italian marble entrance which leads into grandeur inside the building.  Oak panelling and ornate chandeliers grace its rooms.  It is also home to a real treasure: a Wurlitzer organ.  Only 16 of this model were made specifically to accompany silent films.  This one is the only one that left America.

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A 15^th Century Tudor town house still stands in the town centre.  Underbank Hall was once the home of the Arden family, but became a bank early in the 19^th Century.

The Grade II* listed Staircase House has timbers dating back to the mid 15^th Century and was thought to be the home of the local mayor.  It has several features which make it interesting including a cage newel staircase dating from Jacobean times.  The house is open to the public.

Stockport’s stars of stage and screen

·         Baroness Bakewell aka Joan Bakewell has graced our TV screens as a presenter and our newspaper columns for a number of years.  She has presented a number of controversial documentaries and now serves as a lifetime peer on the Labour benches in the House of Lords.

·         Stockport boy Andrew Buchan is most recently recognised for his role in the TV drama Broadchurch, but he has a wide range of roles under his belt in the theatre and television.

·         The late Peter Butterworth was probably best known for his roles in a number of the ‘Carry On...’ films.

·         Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud was brought up in Stockport.

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·         The late Dame Wendy Hiller was a well known English film, stage and TV actress.

·         Muse drummer Dominic Howard spent his early years in Stockport before moving to Teignmouth.

·         Tina McIntyre (Coronation Street) was played by local girl Michelle Keegan.

·         Another ex-Coronation Street star is Sally Lindsay who played Shelley Unwin.  She has also been a panel member on Loose Women.

·         Dominic Monaghan is well known for his role in Lord of the Rings as Meriadock Brandybuck and as Charlie Pace in the long running TV series Lost.

·         Ex NME journalist and music producer Paul Morley attended Stockport Grammar School.  He has famously produced Frankie Goes to Hollywood, has appeared on many TV programmes and was the first presenter of The Late Show (BBC 2).

·         Actress Joanne Whalley was brought up in Stockport.  She has a varied film career playing some big names such as Christine Keeler in Scandal, Jackie Onassis in the TV film Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and Mary I in The Virgin Queen.  She married actor Val Kilmer and has two children with him, although the couple are now divorced.

·         Another local boy is the retired champion boxer Ricky Hatton.  His ‘stage’ was the boxing ring!

·         Calling on the whole world as his stage, architect Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank hails from Stockport.  His practice Foster & Partners is internationally known and has designed some of the world’s most iconic buildings including Wembley Stadium and the Gherkin in the UK, Hearst Tower in New York, the Al Faisaliyah Center in Saudi Arabia and some currently under construction.  These include the glistening tower Crystal Island in Moscow, the Apple Campus in California and the APIIC Tower in Hydrabad.

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If you think you’d have trouble hearing any of these stars give live performances or have to turn the TV up to uncomfortable levels for everyone else, you might have a hearing problem.

Visit us – we’re less than 40 miles away in Stoke on Trent – or let us visit you in your own home.  A professional audiologist will measure the level of your hearing ability in both ears and advise you on a hearing aid.  Don’t suffer in the isolation of not hearing properly.  Just call us on 01782 698090 or message us using our online form.