Showing posts with label Heritage Centre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heritage Centre. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Heritage Centre exhibition changes

Angela working on the new displayThe main exhibition area is going through a process change. The Wedding display is being replaced by a display on Babies and Children's Clothes From Victorian to Wartime. Visitors are still welcome during this change, in fact its the best time to discuss the exhibits with the organiser, Angela Kenrick.





Teddy Bears' picnicIn the second room, the collection of photos continue to expand and a special Christmas display has been created for the children, the Teddy Bears' picnic meets Goldilocks and the three bears. It's an interactive, visual and audio display.

St Marys entrance, Dec 06As well as the Heritage Centre, there is the St Mary's repair and restoration display in the porch. Perhaps even more illustrative of the problems the building faces is the continuing growth in fences and protection, to shield the public from falling masonry. By the end of this month the church must raise £42,000 or else it loses promise of HLF funds. This is a very difficult target to reach and the church continues to look for generous benefactors, large or small.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY-STOCKPORT HERITAGE CENTRE

Congratulations to Stockport's Heritage Centre for being 7 years old this week.



To commemorate this monumental occasion the Trust laid on a small birthday party for the tireless volunteers who give there time each week to greet visitors with a smile and a cheery word.




The afternoon was rounded off by Jim Clare modeling his, soon to be, new Town Criers outfit.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Stockport's Heritage Centre is the cool place to be

Stockport Baths brass plaqueIn the current heat wave, it's always nice to know a cool place to chill out. St Marys and the Heritage Centre are naturally peaceful and cool because of the Cheshire sandstone walls. There is always something new to see. In fact the challenge to the Heritage Centre volunteers, Jim, Eric, Alan, Grace and Sheila, is displaying the latest items donated by the public, which can anything, from waistcoat to doctor's prescription. Here is one of the most recent donations, a brass plaque from Stockport Baths.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Heritage Centre on the internet


1920s bride
Originally uploaded by Trevira.
Trevira has posted a number of photos of the Heritage Centre to Flickr. You will see her photo of our toy soldier elsewhere on this page. I thought you might like to see the rest.

Says Trevira, "I really enjoyed this display, being an aspiring dress historian, and it was an inspired idea to curate a selection of garments that everyone invariably keeps and treasures."


Explore her photostream for old ephemera including fashions, toys and wrapping paper.

The Heritage Centre, if you don't already know, is in St Mary's, Churchgate, Stockport and is open Tues, Fri and Sat (market days) and is run by volunteers always keen to talk about Stockport's history and heritage.
2 war time dresses

bridesmaid











veil

war time bride














mother of the bride

Queen



Saturday, November 05, 2005

A name for the most popular Heritage Centre volunteer

It is time this old soldier got a name. He is popular with children, he guards the Heritage Centre entrance, and features on the Internet.



Put your suggestions as a comment, or email me on stockporttrust@ntlworld.com.

I will ask Sheila, the volunteer who bought him to life, to judge the best name.




Sunday, October 02, 2005

Heritage Centres of the North West

Our Heritage Centre gets a mention in this listing of North West heritage centres.
Bill