On 29 June violence broke out in St Peters Square and the rioters ransacked Irish homes on Rock Row. The 2001 population density was 11,937 per mi² (4,613 per km2), with a 100 to 94.0 female-to-male ratio. By the latter part of the century hatting had changed from a manual to a mechanised process, and was one of Stockport's primary employers; the area, with nearby Denton, was the leading national centre. [74], In 2018, a new leisure complex opened called Redrock Stockport providing facilities including a cinema, restaurants, bars and a gym. 1st Century . Stockport Sunday School, Nangreave Road, Stockport, SK2 6DQ (next to Aquinas College) What we do. St Elisabeth's Church, Reddish and the model village are parts a mill community designed in the main by Alfred Waterhouse for workers of Houldsworth Mill, which was once the largest cotton mill in the world. St Mary's Church, the town's oldest place of worship, was the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Disley, Dukinfield, Hyde, Marple, Norbury, Offerton, Romiley, Stockport Etchells, Torkington and Werneth. Even so, in 1932 more than 3000 people worked in the hatting industry, making it the third biggest employer after textiles and engineering. The painter Alan Lowndes featured Stockport scenes in his work. [83][84], Stockport Lacrosse Club which plays at Stockport Cricket Club, Cale Green, was founded in 1876 and its first match was played as Shaw Heath Villa. However in the 13th century Stockport grew into a town. Like all towns in those days Stockport suffered from outbreaks of plague. Meanwhile in the 1850s and 1860s sewers were dug under Stockport and Vernon Park opened in 1858. Events. 17th Century . Stockport bus station, which serves as a terminus for many services across the borough, is one of the largest and busiest bus stations in Greater Manchester. [39] Chapels and churches were built in those townships and the parish today covers a much smaller area. However troops restored order. It shares a common boundary with the City of Manchester. The indie pop band Blossoms are from Stockport. A history of Bolton A cache of coins dating from 375–378 AD may have come from the banks of the Mersey at Daw Bank; these were possibly buried for safekeeping at the side of a road. Two series were recorded. A TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF STOCKPORT. [citation needed] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Graeme Smith won bronze in the 1500m freestyle,[86] and, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Steve Parry won bronze in the 200m butterfly. 18th Century . More recently work has begun with talks of a metrolink to Manchester, redevelopment of the old bus station amongst many old buildings becoming luxury apartments. So did religious bigotry. He was the first person to complete a Career Grand Slam and also won the Davis Cup on four consecutive occasions (1933-1936). Early Stockport. One of the landmarks in Stockport, the Pyramid was built in 1992 and Hat Works the museum of hats opened in Stockport in 2000. 1801 The population of Stockport … A lawyer, he was appointed lord president of the high court of justice for the trial of King Charles I in 1649. It was built in 1840 for the Manchester & Birmingham Railway to carry the tracks over the River Mersey valley and is still in use. 19th Century . Since the start of the 20th century Stockport has moved away from being a town dependent on cotton and its allied industries to one with a varied base. [67][68], Stockport's museums include the Hat Works in Wellington Mill, a former hat factory,[69] and Stockport Air Raid Shelters in the tunnels dug in the Second World War to protect inhabitants in air raids. On 23 November 1981, an F1/T2 tornado formed over Cheadle Hulme and subsequently passed over Stockport town centre, causing some damage to the town centre and surrounding areas. The plan is to bring more than 3000 residents into the centre of the town, and revitalise its residential property and retail markets in a similar fashion to the nearby city of Manchester. The survey includes valuations of the Salford hundred as a whole and Cheadle for the times of Edward the Confessor, just before the Norman invasion of 1066, and the time of the survey. Lombe was paid off, and in 1732 Stockport's first silk mill (the first water-powered textile mill in the north-west of England) was opened on a bend in the Mersey. [14] Dent gives the size of the castle as about 31 by 60 m (102 by 197 ft), and suggests it was similar in pattern to those at Pontefract and Launceston. From 1902 they used electricity. [8], Despite a strong local tradition, there is little evidence of a Roman military station at Stockport. In 2011, Stockport bid for city status as part of the 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations[41] but was unsuccessful. Well, Boris says we have to stay in for 12 weeks. On 28 June 1852 a fight took place between English and Irish at a pub called The Bishop Blaize (now called The Gladstone). Manchester Harriers train at William Scholes' Playing Fields in Gatley and they organise highly regarded schools cross country races throughout the winter.