Stockport's industrial history was predominantly hatting which boomed after the 1800s and into the 1900s with the the last hat factory closing in 1997. The Hat Works is a museum in Stockport first ...

Stockport's Hat Works Museum has reopened after a £100,000 refurbishment. Work has taken place over the past four years to update and improve the building and displays. There are now more than ...

HAT Works, the Museum Of Hatting In Stockport, covers the history of hat-making through the ages. It houses examples of 18 century millinery right through to the hats gracing 21 century catwalks.

The Hat Works is a museum dedicated to the thriving hat industry that existed in Stockport until quite recently (the last hat maker closed shop in 1997 when Christy's hatmakers closed).

The mayor unveiled the honour in front of local stars and political leaders at the town's Hat Works Museum Stockport will get £50,000 to support arts and creativity after being named Greater ...

I was 14 when the war broke out and had just left school to work in Sutton and Torkington hat works. I was just ... 14 too when I worked in a Hat Museum in Stockport, but the only difference ...

Yet there’s one which covers a rather niche subject - hats. Stockport’s Hat Works Museum celebrates the town’s history of hat making and while it may sound like a surprising topic to cover ...

A museum celebrating Stockport's history of hat making has welcomed record numbers of visitors since reopening. More than 5,500 people have been to Stockport's Hat Works Museum since it reopened on ...

between Viaduct Park and the Hat Works museum. The work, which started in January, has required the narrowing of lanes on the A6. Stockport Council said it expected the new crossing to be ready by ...

The Hat Works Café is a social enterprise run by Age UK Stockport and is separate from the Museum. The café is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4.30pm and anyone is welcome, not just Museum ...