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The Hatworks (Stockport)
 The Hatworks (Stockport) ... industry.Newest Review: ... adults and two children is £7) The museum is quite a small one consisting of three levels. A thorough visits could easily be done in two hours maximum. This is ideal as young minds will not become bored easily and it is fully accessible for wheelchairs and buggies. I would advise you start at the bottom and work your way up but there is no prescriptive route. The ground floor contains a ... more ... history of hat making in Stockport. This is the social history part of of the museum,. The display consists of informative panels alongside machinery and replica workshops and a hatter's cottage. This is where the tour comes in handy. During my first visi...more |
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The Hatworks (Stockport): Hats the way I like my museums (1265 words)
by - written on 02/04/07 (Very useful, 229 readings)
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Are you mad as a hatter when it comes to has? Do you feel naked without your beanie, baseball cap or posh wedding hat? I know the ideal place for you. It is Stockport's Hat Works, an award winning attraction (best small visitor attraction 2002) which is the only museum dedicated to hats and the hat making industry in Britain. It is appropriate that the museum is in Stockport. Until very recently the town was one of the predominant industries in the area. At its peak in the 19th century it employed 4737 people and exported 6 million hats per year. The hat making industries have now disappeared but they have left a lasting legacy including the Victorian mill it ... Read the complete review
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