"Stockport... the Strong Silent Type" Top 5 Page for this destination Stockport by JamalMorelli

Stockport Travel Guide: 117 reviews and 390 photos

Saint George and the dream of Stockport - Stockport

Haven't figured what I'll say here yet... just inspired by a mysterious man on the bus poiltely ranting "It could be a cathedral. It's not. They won't let Stockport be a real city and a have a cathedral." Thinking about you Mr MultipleFacePiercings. And thanks for helping me identify the building. And blowing away the stereotype of people not talking to you if they can avoid it. Blessings.

The Stockport Viaduct - Mania, Industry, Love

From the kind of engineers that are no more

One thing an American with his ideas on where labor's independence came from - if we even have those thoughts any anymore - he can find it's some of the germinal roots here.

One thing historical America didn't inherit from the historical Brits like the ones in Stockport is the ability to soberly assess where one went horribly and tragically wrong. They do that in Stockport and, as an American, I am red faced in shame at the incredible storytellers I have met in Stockport and their power to tell their history with the refreshingly cold air of personal accountability.

Stockport - On display is not the slick face of a town shamefully sloughing off it's hard labor past but the opposite - it is a badge of honor... I remember growing up in working class neighborhoods (before the upgrade to Mount Lebanon) makes me feel something of my cultural roots, my (still) hard working father and mother - the love I have for industry and it's manic self-affirmation...

Gardens and Soul

More coming...

Pros and Cons

Pros:An attractive and honest town that knows it's past
Cons:Conformity is a bit of a problem.
In a nutshell:Gardens, quaint houses, great bridges, local ales...a model for the NorthEast Atlantic dream

Intro Updated Sep 29, 2006
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More Important Bonds than Human Ones - Jasper Cat - Stockport

Pets or People - A Question of... Local Customs (9)

Just an early observation - people seem to form deeper bonds with their pets than with other people. Open for... more travel advice

Staircase House - photo Jamal Morelli 1 - Stockport

Staircase House Things to Do (13)

Yet again - another must-see Stockport museum. Brilliant, well laid out, etc - more later. For now - just go while... more travel advice

Saint Mary's, Lalla Maryam shrine - Jamal Morelli - Stockport

Saint Mary's Things to Do (13)

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PANTO Nightlife (3)

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Tourist Traps (1)
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Transportation (5)
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Hotels (2)
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Sports & Outdoors (2)
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Shopping (2)
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Warnings and Dangers (1)
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TheLongTone Sep 1, 2007 at 12:06 PM

The Church of England is great. Not only can an unbeliever go to the services and all, they can actually be a vicar.
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windcity Jul 16, 2007 at 6:37 AM

We used to live in Stockport, Thats why we now live in Morocco !
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iris2002 Oct 31, 2006 at 10:15 AM

I think there's a "local custom" missing here :)... > bing drinking, but maybe that should fall under warnings and dangers... :P
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zizkov Oct 12, 2006 at 3:42 AM

Great pages. From the heart, and they made me laugh, as well.
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bugalugs Sep 30, 2006 at 9:27 AM

Your overview of Stockport made me laugh so much, seeing if from an outsiders eyes :-) As for the hat works, Stockport had a massive hatting industry and the local football team were known as the Hatters for that reason. Great page, well done