From Stockport Council:

Traditional pie-tasting and intriguing Town Hall tours are just some of the new events on offer in Stockport for this year’s Heritage Open Days, from Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th September.

A pie-tasting event will take place at Stockport Tourist Information Centre on Saturday 11th September. John Titterton and his father Tom are part of a distinguished family of master butchers dating back to 1875, when John’s great-great grandfather founded the business. The current shop was opened in the 1920s and Tittertons has been a feature of Stockport Town Centre ever since.

Stockport Town Hall will also be offering special tours throughout the weekend with The Mayor of Stockport, including the recent discovery of an intriguing County Borough Of Stockport Committee Wage Book, which dates back to 1942.

The large metal bound and leather covered book details the names, weekly wages, sickness records and overtime details of staff employed at the Town Hall.

In Stockport this year there will be over 45 free events co-ordinated by Stockport Council. Visitors can grab the chance to explore somewhere that is normally closed or usually charges an entrance fee. Other highlights of this year’s festival include ‘Remembering Rationing’ at Stockport Air Raid Shelters and ‘Dig Again for Victory’, at Woodbank Park Nursery both on Saturday 11th September.

Stockport Heritage Open Days are organised and funded by Stockport Council with additional funding from English Heritage. For more information about this year’s Stockport Heritage Open Days, please visit www.visit-stockport.com or contact Stockport Tourist Information Centre on 0161 474 4444.

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