A TIMELINE OF STOCKPORT
By Tim Lambert
1260 The village of Stockport is gvien a charter. Stockport is allowed weekly markets and annual fairs. Soon Stockport grows into a busy little town.
1349 At the time of the Black Death Stockport is a small town with a population of about 1,200
1487 Sir Edmund Shaa leaves money in his will to found a grammar school in Stockport
1665 Stockport suffers an outbreak of plague
1700 Stockport is still a small town with a population of less than 2,000
1780 By now Stockport has a population of about 5,000 and it is growing rapidly. The Industrial Revolution is transforming the town. Stockport is famous for its silk mills.
1801 Stockport is booming. It now has a population of over 14,000.
1820 Stockport gains gas light
1827 A water works opens in Stockport
1840 Stockport railway viaduct is built
1849 Stockport suffers an outbreak of cholera
1852 A riot takes place in Stockport
1858 Vernon Park opens
1875 The first public library opens in Stockport
1880 Horse drawn trams run from Stockport to Manchester
1899 Stockport Corporation buys the water works
1908 A new Town Hall is built
1913 Central library is built
1940-41 Stockport is bombed
1965 The Merseyway Shopping Centre opens
1967 The Stockport Air Disaster happens
1992 The Pyramid is built
2000 Hat Works Museum opens