The song is classified in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 4796. It has also been adapted by fans of Stockport County F.C., who call it “The Scarf My Father Wore” or simply “The Anthem”. Where do away fans sit at Stockport? Away fans visiting Edgeley Park are located in one half of the …
Garners Lane. A terrified young girl who was woken on Christmas Eve by a World War II bomb has visited the site where it hit 70 years on. Ann Chanley was just six when the German V1 flying bomb hit Stockport’s Davenport Golf Club on Garners Lane in 1944, killing one person in a nearby …
In 1986, Greater Manchester County Council was abolished and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council assumed many of its functions, effectively becoming a unitary authority. In 2011, Stockport bid for city status as part of the 2012 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations but was unsuccessful. Which cities have city status applied? 38 locations which first applied for city …
The Queen visited Withington Hospital in 1982 – and Stockport in 1991, taking a look around the shops at Merseyway. When did the Queen visit Stockport County? Queen’s visit to Marple 1968 – 01The Queen arrives at Possett Bridge on Stockport Road. Queen’s visit to Marple 1968 – 02The Queen prepares to meet Marple dignitaries …
Stockport bus station is set to close to passengers from Sunday 29 August as part of a major redevelopment scheme which will deliver a new £120m transport interchange and help to transform the town centre. Is Stockport bus station closed? Stockport bus station Stockport Connections Stockport railway station History Opened 2 March 1981 Closed 29 …
Providing housing and transforming the lives of our customers. We manage the housing stock owned by Stockport Council. We are also committed to building new homes across Stockport and helping to transform the lives of our customers. How many homes do Stockport Homes manage? We are Stockport’s largest landlord, managing over 12,000 properties on behalf …
Current Owners Many tenants have been located at the mill for over ten years who Lee Mar Estates work with to maintain the buildings high standard and offer services such as full-fibre broadband to bring mill into the modern era. Who owns pear mill? In 1929 the mill was acquired by Combined Egyptian Mills Ltd, …
Our team of town centre regeneration experts are delivering the new Stockport Interchange mixed-use development, set to create a new state-of-the-art transport interchange, a two-acre town centre park and 196 new, high-quality residential apartments. What’s being built in Stockport? Stockport’s historic Weir Mill is set to become the centrepiece of a creative new neighbourhood, with …
AN ENORMOUS ROOFTOP PEAR Began in 1907 and completed in 1912 by A.H Stott & Sons, this is Stockport’s Pear Mill. The mill is Grade II listed and was one of the last cotton spinning mills to be built and to go into production. It ceased operation as a textile mill in March 1978. What …
Roughly 11 million bricks were used in its construction; at the time of its completion, it was the world’s largest viaduct and a major feat of engineering. Stockport Viaduct Total length 547.2 m (598.4 yd) Height 111.1 ft (33.9 m) maximum No. of spans 22 Rail characteristics What is the longest viaduct in the UK? …
