Did You Know?

“If you want to get ahead, get a head” is a famous saying, and although it was primarily used to promote the sale of hats, it is something that has stuck with many people over the years. It was famous for hat production and Stockport exported over 6 million hats around the world, meaning that there was a little bit of Stockport in so many cities and countries.

The work of L.S. Lowry is revered for presenting the Greater Manchester area to the world and it was a regular feature in the artist’s work. This means that many people would be able to identify some of the more famous locations in Stockport without having ever visited the area.

Strawberry Studios operated in Stockport from 1968 to 1993 and while it was owned and used by 10cc, a range of massive artists recorded at the studio. Joy Division and The Stone Roses are not just two of the best Manchester and UK acts of all time.

By the year 1700 the population was probably still less than 2,000. In the 18th century Stockport became known for its silk weaving industry and several water powered silk mills were built. Meanwhile the town grew much larger and by 1780 Stockport had about 5,000 people

The work of L.S. Lowry is revered for presenting the Greater Manchester area to the world and Stockport was a regular feature in the artist’s work. This means that many people would be able to identify some of the more famous locations in the town without having ever visited the area.

The regicide John Bradshaw (1602–1659) was born at Wibersley, in the parish of Stockport, baptised in the parish church and attended Stockport Free School. A lawyer, he was appointed lord president of the high court of justice for the trial of King Charles I in 1649.

It was famous for it’s hat industry and in it’s peak exported over 6 million hats to all different places around the world.

It's famous cinema and theatre The Plaza is recognised internationally for the last building of this nature that is still in its original format.

10cc recorded Mandy Fly Me at Strawberry Studios. The song is about an air hostess rescuing a man from a plane crash. Ironically a plane crashed in 1967 a few years before the song was written and recorded. The writer of the song was not aware of that real crash a few years before.

When Napoleon was defeated, there was a massive party in the market and the people rang the bell in the church for so long that the steeple collapsed.