A labyrinth of tunnels under part of the town centre provided shelter, and a way of life, for families from Stockport and roundabout, through the dark days of the Blitz. The Air Raid Shelters have been imaginatively restored to give visitors the feel of the era and struggle that Britain was facing. This network of […]
Stirling Castle
Royal stronghold, palace of pleasures, regimental garrison – Stirling Castle has played many roles. Features include: The largest banqueting hall in Scotland where kings, queens and nobles gathered to enjoy huge feasts and great celebrations. Built in 1503 by James IV as part of a huge refurbishment of the castle designed to impress his new […]
St Fagans: National History Museum
A walk around Wales – from Celtic times to the present day. St Fagans is one of Europe’s leading open–air museums and Wales’s most popular heritage attraction. Open to the public since 1 November 1948, the museum stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle and gardens, a late 16th-century manor house donated […]
Stanley Mills
Stanley Mills is one the best-preserved relics of the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. It was established as a cotton mill by local merchants, with support from the English cotton baron Richard Arkwright. Textiles were produced here for 200 years. The mills were built in 1786 at a hairpin bend in the River Tay, where tremendous water-power […]
Staircase House
The buidling is a grade 2* listed medieval town house dating back to around 1460. Very little is known of the house’s early history, though it is thought that it was originally the home of the Mayor of Stockport, William Dodge, in 1483. The first definite residents were the Shallcross family who owned the house […]