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History The factory was established by John Needham in 1846. In its heyday in the 1930s the factory manufactured covers for almost all parts of Britain and other countries, and employed thousands of workers. The plant closed in 1979. They made a lot of manhole covers turns out, which are used...

September 2024 Visited with @stranton and @Acid-reflux, I met up with the others one day after work to knock this off the list. I've been looking to do this ever since my visit to the nearby Brinksway Shelter back in 2016 and I finally got the chance to do it. Dodge Hill stands as one of...

The grade 2 listed Deanwater Hotel was formerly Deanwater House, Built in 1837 but incorporating a much earlier 17th century building which currently houses the hotel reception and bar. The 19th century section was built by James Andrew to house the manager of the Dean Water calico printing...

We had a mooch round this place last year while in Stockport for Dodge Hill shelters. Dean print was founded by Yorkshireman Joseph Dean who initially set up a travel agency – Dean & Dawson – in 1871. Joseph eventually bought a printing press as he recognised the potential of being able to...

We've wanted to have a look at these for a while so when we noticed they were open we had to have a look. Four sets of underground air raid shelter tunnels for civilian use were dug into the red sandstone rock below Stockport town centre. Preparation started in September 1938 and the first set...

History Not found much history on this place and it's already been covered twice recently by @mookster and @MotionlessMike so not really much more we can add. Compstall Mills was a cotton mill complex built in the 1820's by George Andrew and stands at the side of Etherow Country Park where the...

Tiviot Dale Tunnel, Stockport - January 2022. Tiviot Dale Tunnel - 252 Yards. Teviot Dale Station was opened on 1st December 1865 by Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway, although it was locally referred to as Tiviot Dale and the name was changed to reflect this in 1874. The...

History - Unity mill is thought to have been constructed in the 1860s for spinning cotton and was formerly known as Trianon Mill. By the 1890’s the mill was converted to a rubber works then back again to a textile mill. The site has been used for the manufacture of products for the food, animal...

History The River Mersey begins where the Rivers Goyt and Tame meet just outside Stockport town centre. The Mersey divided the town, with the Lancashire Bridge being one of the only crossings in Stockport. This bridge was first mentioned in 1282; the current bridge dates from 1891 and was...

History Stockport Teviot Dale was opened on 1st December 1865 by Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway, although it was locally referred to as Tiviot Dale and the name was changed to reflect this in 1874. The station operated until January 1967 when it was permanently closed down...

Visited as a post work explore with @Choo Choo m8ty. Built by the Manchester architect Edward Walters in a Gothic style, the Grade II listed Wycliffe Congregational Church has seen very little change in the last 170 years. The church is split across 3 floors with the basement level previously...