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The Staircase House (Stockport)

 
Description: 30/31 Market Place / Stockport / England / SK1 1ES / Tel: 0161 480 1460. / Originally a medieval hall, Staircase House ... more
The Staircase House (Stockport) ... was built in around 1460. Tours and educational visits held regularly.

Newest Review: ... concessions. There is a special family ticket that admit two adults and two children for £12.90 and children under five are admitted for free. The admission fee is good value for money as it includes a very good audio guide tour that really enhanced my understanding of the house. You enter the house in the courtyard where there is an introductory room with computer generated graphics of ... more

 ... what the house looked like at various stags throughout its history and also little models of the various buildings that had been on the site throughout the ages. The tour starts properly in the seventeenth century storeroom and takes between an hour and...more

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duskmaiden
Premium Review The Staircase House (Stockport): Step into the Staircase house (1750 words)
by - written on 05/05/07 (Very useful, 482 readings)
Rating:

When you think of historic English towns and cities you think instantly of places such as York, Chester and Bath. Stockport does not come to mind at all. Surely its just an industrial town near Manchester? Well no. It may not be in the same league as the other places mentioned but it does have a few historic gems that make it worth visiting such as the Tudor Bramhall, Hall, the Victorian market, the picturesque Chadkirk Chapel and their newest heritage attraction the Staircase House. You might be thinking “Not another historic house with period rooms” . You may be right to an extent. However I feel the Staircase House has a couple of unique aspects that ...  Read the complete review

 

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