Stockport Heritage Magazine
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Stockport Heritage Magazine was started in 1987 by two founder members of Stockport Heritage
, a voluntary conservation group campaigning to save buildings and traditions in the Borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire
, now within Greater Manchester
.
The aim of the magazine was to generate interest among the local residents in issues such as the saving of 15th century Staircase House
, then a derelict eyesore and subsequently restored and opened to the public in 2005 after their successful campaign to enlist the support of public bodies like English Heritage
and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
.
The magazine was funded by Jean and Steve Cliffe
from their own resources, published and edited by themselves and run entirely without official assistance using volunteer writers and researchers as a community publishing venture, written for and by the people of Stockport
and district. It is still published on these principles despite the death of one of the two founders, Jean Cliffe, in 1997.
Stockport Heritage
Stockport Heritage was formed by volunteers in 1987 as a campaigning conservation group to help preserve and regenerate historic and architecturally sensitive buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England....
, a voluntary conservation group campaigning to save buildings and traditions in the Borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, now within Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
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The aim of the magazine was to generate interest among the local residents in issues such as the saving of 15th century Staircase House
Staircase House
Staircase House is a Grade II* listed medieval building dating from around 1460 situated in Stockport, historically in Cheshire, now within Greater Manchester, England.-History:...
, then a derelict eyesore and subsequently restored and opened to the public in 2005 after their successful campaign to enlist the support of public bodies like English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The council is currently in no overall control since the 2011 local elections when the Liberal Democrats lost their majority. The Liberal Democrats now have 31...
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The magazine was funded by Jean and Steve Cliffe
Steve Cliffe
Steve Cliffe a former Stockport councillor was the founder member who started Stockport Heritage and Stockport Heritage Magazine c. 1987. He and his late wife, Jean, co-ordinated the efforts of Stockport Heritage to persuade English Heritage and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council to support the...
from their own resources, published and edited by themselves and run entirely without official assistance using volunteer writers and researchers as a community publishing venture, written for and by the people of Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
and district. It is still published on these principles despite the death of one of the two founders, Jean Cliffe, in 1997.