This large settlement on the River Mersey in Greater Manchester was once known for its hat making industry.  The remnants of this rare trade are showcased in the Hats Works, UK’s exclusive hat museum. Stockport is also the home of Europe’s largest brick structure.

You’ll find ample opportunities to vile away your time, while in Stockport. The Air Raid shelters, a mile long cover etched into sandstone cliffs were used as a shield during the Word War II.  The 14th century timber framed edifice, the Brammall Hall and the Stockport Viaduct, the largest brick structure in Europe are treasures you will not get to see anywhere else. The Staircase house named after it’s out of the ordinary staircase is a magnificent medieval villa. Stockport is a living confirmation of its past glory. It boasts of an ancient cinema called the Stockport Plaza and an age-old Vernon Park. The young can entertain themselves at the bowling arena- the Tenpin, the Grand Central and the Cineworld.

Stockport was once famous for its silk, cotton and engineering industries as well. But the city paid a heavy price for that. Fredrick Engels described Stockport -” renowned as one of the duskiest, smokiest holes in the whole of the industrial area.”

Now the stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has commenced a comprehensive development program called the Future Stockport. This aims at moving about 3000 inhabitants to the centre of town to improvise its residential premises. It also plans to makeover old industrial sites to aid in housing and recreational facilities.

About 45% of Stockport is green meadows and the suburbs of Woodford, Bramhall and Hazel Grove are among the richest in the United Kingdom. Simultaneously Edgeley, Adswood and Brinnington suffer from acute poverty and industrial decay.

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