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William Astle's History of Stockport (1922)

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History of Stockport: Supplement 1922 - 1932

Title page Page 1  
Art Gallery  (illus) Page 2  
2nd title page  Page 3  
Preface Page 4 Page 5

Chapter I: Municipal and Social Service

Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13

Chapter II: Waterworks Developments

Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20

Chapter III: Chronology  1922-32

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Chapter IV: A Decade of Politics

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Chapter V: A Political Retrospect

Page 27 Page 28 Page 29        

Chapter VI: Trade and Industry during the Decade

Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34

Appendix to supplement

Page 35 Page 36        

Index to supplement

A-J: Page 37 K-Z: Page 38        

History of Stockport : (to 1922)

Library book plate Page 39
Town Hall (illus) Page 40
The Stockport Charter (illus) Page 41
Title page Page 42
Accession stamp Page 43
Dedication Page 44
Comment from "Manchester Guardian" Page 45
Preface Page 46
Contents Page 47
List of illustrations Page 48

Chapter I: Ford at Tiviot Dale

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Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62    

Chapter II: England in 1822

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Plan of Stockport in 1824
Page 66
Market Place (illus)
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Page 70 Page 71 Page 72
St Mary's Church (illus)
Page 73 Page 74 Page 75

Chapter III: Chronology 1822-1922

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Page 82 Page 83 Page 84
Stockport Infirmary 1830
(illus)
Page 85
Stockport Infirmary 1922 (illus)
Page 86 Page 87
Fire at Marsland's Mill 1851 (illus)
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List of Officers of the Manor of Stockport 1854 (illus)
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Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99
St George's Church (illus)
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Chapter IV: Birth of Stockport Advertiser

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Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115
Stockport Advertiser (illus)
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Stockport Advertiser editors (illus)
Page 119 
Council Chamber (illus)
Page 120 Page 121

Chapter V: Parliamentary History

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Parliamentary Election Results, 1835-1920
Page 127
Treadmill and Stockport Cross (illus)

Chapter VI: The Heritage of the Past

Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Proposed Observatory, 1858 (illus)
Page 134 Page 135 Page 136
Stockport Grammar
School (illus)
Page 137
Stockport Municipal
Secondary School (illus)
Page 138 Page 139
Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144  Mayors of Stockport 1800-1921  

Chapter VII: Development of Education

Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150
Page 151 Page 152
Central Library 1913 (illus) 
Page 153 Page 154
James Briscall (illus)
Page 155  

Chapter VIII: William Radcliffe

Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160

Chapter IX: The Romance of Industry

Page 161 Page 162
Richard Sykes (illus)
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Chapter X: Olla Podrida

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White Lion Hotel (illus)
Page 180 Page 181

Chapter XI: John Wainwright

Page 182 Page 183 Page 184 Page 185 Page 186 Page 187
Page 188 Page 189 Page 190 Page 191 Page 192 Page 193

Chapter XII: Stockport Riots in the Early Fifties

Page 194 (illus) Page 195 (illus) Page 196 (illus) Page 197 Page 198 (illus) Page 199 (illus)

Chapter XIII: The Old Reddish Corn Mill

Page 200 Page 201 Page 202 Page 203 Page 204 Page 205
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Chapter XIV: Personal Reminiscences

Page 208 Page 209 Page 210 Page 211 Page 212

Appendix, etc

Appendix: Page 213  Page 214 Page 215 Page 216
Index: Page 217 Page 218 Page 219 Page 220
Publisher's imprint Page 221      
Biography of William Astle Page 222 Page 223    
Errata Page 224 Page 225 Page 226  

 


Information compiled by Stockport Local Heritage Library, Stockport Central Library
Maintained by the Tourism and Marketing Community Services - revised 3 June 2003