After being demobbed in 1946 he returned to Stockport to take over the management of the hat factory. In the immediate post war period the hatting industry continued to flourish. However ...

Housed in Grade II listed VIctorian Mill, it is home to a recreated hat factory ... throughout Stockport, which are part history, part theatre and part paranormal. Covering the Old Town, Staircase ...

The Christy factory was saved by William Barber, who brought his silk hat making skills and innovative machinery to the table. This led to a significant increase in employment in Stockport's hat ...

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 ...

In Stockport, just outside Greater Manchester ... brightening the lives of the hat factory workers and other middle and working class people who made up the majority of the cinema's customers.