Staircase House and Stockport Museum

11/05/2020

Competition Time with Stockport's Seven Arches Publishing! Check out the post below for further details 🤩

To help mark this 75th anniversary of VE Day, and to bring a little extra happiness to your lockdown, we’re going to invite you to take part in a competition!

It’s really simple – and you could win a COMPLETE SET OF ALL THE TIME TRAVELLER SERIES BOOKS, worth nearly £100!!

Here’s how it’ll work - our GREAT LOCKDOWN COMPETITION 2020!

If you go to our website at www.sevenarchespublishing.co.uk, you’ll find lots of information about all the books we publish currently. Remember that bit – it’s important.

So, three times each week, for the next four weeks, we’re going to post up questions that we want YOU to answer – that’s TWELVE questions in all. And you’ll find all the answers somewhere on our website, among the Synopsis sections for the books in our fabulous and exciting history-mystery Time Traveller Series. You don’t have to read the books, or even know much about history (though it might help you if you do!) – all you need is the patience to hunt down the answer you’re looking, and a little bit of thought.

Once you’ve got your answer, post it below that day’s question. Don’t worry if you miss a day – you can always go back later and post an answer to a question you’ve missed.

When we’ve finished all twelve questions, our office book-elves will go through all the answers and the person who gets the most right will WIN! And if more than one entrant gets them all right then we’ll get a spare book-elf to pick the winner out of a hat!

We’ll post up the first question this evening. Every question will be accompanied by a picture which might (or might not) be a little clue…

GOOD LUCK, TIME TRAVELLERS!!

19/03/2020

With effect from 5pm Wednesday 18th March, all of Stockport Council’s Museums (Air Raid Shelters, Bramall Hall, Chadkirk Chapel, Hat Works, Staircase House, Stockport Museum and Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery) are closed to the public and schools until further notice.

09/03/2020

Info on Opening Times of Stockport Dungeon...

04/03/2020

Contemporary Six - The Gallery

Artist Helen Clapcott will be conducting a talk 'A Portrait of Stockport North, South, East, West' at Staircase House and Stockport Museum on Saturday 14 March from 1–2pm.

For anyone who has visited the Gallery and enjoyed her beautifully contemplative tempera paintings of #Stockport in the flesh, this is one not to be missed.

If this would be of interest, we have a number of leaflets in the Gallery.

#stockport #greatermanchester #contemporaryart

12/02/2020

10cc Worst Band in the World Book Launch

Sat 22nd Feb: We have fantastic event for all you 10cc fans! Set in Stockport Museum, in the gallery dedicated to the history and influence of the town's Strawberry Recording Studios, this FREE book launch will include a short talk, a Q+A and book-signing with the author, Liam Newton.

For those of you that don't know, 10cc were born in Stockport's Strawberry Recording Studios and created some of the classic hits of the 1970s.

Running Order:

1pm – Strawberry guided tour
2pm – Talk followed by Q&A
2pm – 4pm – book signing

Get your FREE ticket from the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10cc-worst-band-in-the-world-book-launch-tickets-91530988651?fbclid=IwAR3eeh6oAHsV4trTZaSkaiaW7SorrrYRFZ8T5xln8H38jZjcuR4utSBCtHw

Official launch of Liam Newton's definitive biography of one of Britain's most influential bands of the 1970s. With their roots in the 1960s Manchester music scene, 10cc were born in Stockport's Strawberry Recording Studios and created some of the classic hits of the 1970s. Set in Stockport Museum,....

31/01/2020

10cc Worst Band in the World Book Launch

Sat 22nd Feb: We have fantastic event for all you 10cc fans! Set in Stockport Museum, in the gallery dedicated to the history and influence of the town's Strawberry Recording Studios, this FREE book launch will include a short talk, a Q+A and book-signing with the author, Liam Newton.

For those of you that don't know, 10cc were born in Stockport's Strawberry Recording Studios and created some of the classic hits of the 1970s.

Running Order:

1pm – Strawberry guided tour
2pm – Talk followed by Q&A
2pm – 4pm – book signing

Get your FREE ticket from the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10cc-worst-band-in-the-world-book-launch-tickets-91530988651?fbclid=IwAR3eeh6oAHsV4trTZaSkaiaW7SorrrYRFZ8T5xln8H38jZjcuR4utSBCtHw

Official launch of Liam Newton's definitive biography of one of Britain's most influential bands of the 1970s. With their roots in the 1960s Manchester music scene, 10cc were born in Stockport's Strawberry Recording Studios and created some of the classic hits of the 1970s. Set in Stockport Museum,....

30/01/2020

10cc Worst Band in the World Book Launch

Sat 22nd Feb: We have fantastic event for all you 10cc fans! Set in Stockport Museum, this FREE book launch will include a short talk, a Q+A and book-signing with the author, Liam Newton.

For those of you that don't know, 10cc were born in Stockport's Strawberry Recording Studios and created some of the classic hits of the 1970s.

Get your FREE ticket from the Eventbrite link below:

Official launch of Liam Newton's definitive biography of one of Britain's most influential bands of the 1970s. With their roots in the 1960s Manchester music scene, 10cc were born in Stockport's Strawberry Recording Studios and created some of the classic hits of the 1970s. Set in Stockport Museum,....

22/01/2020

Learning Through Making – Learning Through Making

If you missed out on the Palaeolithic ‘Venus’ figurine workshop with Learning Through Making at Staircase House on 18th Jan then catch up on how the figurines were made in the item below...

The next workshop from 'Learning Through Making' is
Making a Mesolithic 'Star Carr' type pendant on Sat 1st Feb at 1pm.

To book your place Eventbrite just click on the link:

➡️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-a-mesolithic-star-carr-type-pendant-tickets-80688061163

Further workshops are:

➡️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-a-neolithic-grooved-ware-pot-tickets-80694701023

➡️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-a-bronze-age-arrowhead-tickets-80696582651

Posts about Learning Through Making written by jonpip

09/01/2020

'Hatting Walk' taking place on Sat 25th Jan at 10.30am. Tickets £8 - please call Hatworks on 0161 474 2399 to book your place.

31/12/2019

Wishing all our followers and visitors a very Happy New Year!

22/12/2019

Can you spot who is at Staircase House today?

That's right it's Santa! He will be at Staircase House from 1pm - 4pm.

Price: £7.50 per child (Gift included) and £1 per adult

21/12/2019

Can you spot who is at Staircase House today?

That's right it's Santa! He will be at Staircase House from 1pm - 4pm.

Price: £7.50 per child (Gift included) and £1 per adult

20/12/2019

Can you spot who is at Staircase House this evening until 6pm!

That's right it's Santa! He will also be at Staircase House Sat 21st and Sun 22nd from 1pm - 4pm.

Price: £7.50 per child (Gift included) and £1 per adult

20/12/2019

Ho Ho Ho!! It’s not too late to drop in to see Father Christmas in Staircase House!! Come to Foodie Friday this evening at Stockport Market Place and make sure you leave time to see Father Christmas between 4pm and 6pm!

Price: £7.50 per child (gift included)
£1 per adult.

Hope to see you later!

🎅

19/12/2019

Thinking of visiting us over the Christmas Holidays? Check out our Opening Hours here!

16/12/2019

Staircase House and Stockport Museum's cover photo

10/10/2019

Great photo of Staircase House in the late 70's before it's renovation.

Thank you to Pete Adamson for sharing his photo with us! 😊

04/10/2019

Museums Consultation - Page 1 of 7 - Stockport Metropolitan Borough Citizen Space - Citizen Space

Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is consulting on a number of cost-saving proposals regarding Stockport Museums' services; including reducing the number of Museum sites run by the council, limiting opening times, introducing charges and moving the Museum from the Market Place to Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery.

Please have your say by filling in the survey at the link below:

https://consultation.stockport.gov.uk/policy-performance-and-reform/museums-consultation-2019/consultation/subpage.2019-09-13.6972164171/

Find and participate in consultations run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

02/10/2019

What's on guide

Why not have a look through the online Musuems What's on Guide and see what we have coming up for you!

Just follow the booking instructions for your chosen activity!

Have fun!

https://www.stockport.gov.uk/whats-on-guide

Find out what's happening at our 7 museums in Stockport.

17/09/2019

**Tues 17th Sept: Stockport Museum and Staircase House will be closing at 3.30pm today.**

Due to staff training all town centre museums will close at 3.30pm today. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

29/06/2019

Have you been following the Frog Trail? Pick up your Frog Trail Map from us!

We so are proud to have Kate O'Brien's 'This Little Froggy Went to Market' at Stockport Market!

26/06/2019

Stockport's Giant Leap Frogs hop onto lily pads! - Marketing Stockport

Have you seen any of Stockport's Frogs yet?!

Stockport's Giant Leap Frog Art Trail is leaping into the town centre all 19 giant frogs to create Stockport's first giant art trail begins

06/06/2019

Flecky Bennett Productions Stockport’s Staircase House Experience

Flecky Bennett Productions believe it’s very important to keep amazing locations going and we are more than delighted to give 50% of all ticket sales to Staircase House & the Air Raid Shelters for their upkeep

28/02/2019

Aggie M.

For over 6 weeks I have been working on creating 7 ekphrastic artworks for this show. This is going to be fantastic exhibition for art and poetry loves. Come and see how poetry inspires artist and how artist inspire poets. I am happy that I had this opportunity to work on this project and create something that has meaning not only to me but also to other people.

27/02/2019

Some photos of last week's fantastic 'Meet the Air Raid Warden' event at the Museum :-D it was great fun and all the trainee Wardens went away with a certificate.

27/02/2019

Staircase House, Stockport, UK

We have just found this fantastic review from October 2017 of a visit to the House :-) We are autism friendly at all our sites, and host quiet autism friendly sessions regularly.
Thank you autismkidsontour.com

Staircase House is an interactive museum in Stockport,UK. It is a restored 15th century townhouse famous for its staircase although we went for the rest of the house and used the lift!  The ho…

27/02/2019

Hazy sunrise this morning over the House

25/02/2019

Lovely sunrise this morning

twirly start this morning at work, but benefit of being there at six was getting a couple of photos of the sunrise over the House.

23/02/2019

Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery

Sat 23rd Feb: It was a pleasure to host tea and coffee for everyone who joined the 'Loyalists V Radicals' walks today, organised by Stockport Heritage Trust and Stockport Central Library!

23/02/2019

Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery

23/02/2019

Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery

23/02/2019

The Stopfordian's Almanac

The Stopfordian's Almanac

Some of you may have seen the article in the Stockport Express on Wednesday advertising this walk to commemorate the bicentenery of the Sandy Brow Radical Meeting in February 1819. However the newspaper did not state that there are 2 walks, at 11am AND 2pm, nor did it say that the event was Booking Essential. Both times were fully booked -but there may be space on the 2pm walk due to some last minute cancellations. To avoid disappointment if you are not booked on you may want to contact the Heritage Trust who will be running a repeat walk in April, more later in the year if there is demand (these first walks are run in conjunction with Stockport Local Heritage Library). There will also be a new walk leaflet available from tomorrow so you can do the walk on your own.
https://stockportheritagetrust.co.uk/2019/01/19/loyalist-v-radical-walk-23rd-february-2019/

22/02/2019

Wish id known where this was last night for the ghost walk! :-) Thankfully Graham our FOH found it today :-)

After seeing a tweet from NW Historic Graffiti, i sent Graham our FOH out into the House to find the Hexafoil :-) It is rather pretty and i wish id known where it was yesterday for the Ghost tour :-D

From Wiki:

Apotropaic marks are symbols or patterns scratched into the fabric of a building with the intention of keeping witches out through apotropaic magic.[1] Evil was thought to be held at bay through a wide variety of apotropaic objects such as amulets and talismans against the evil eye. Marks on buildings were one application of this type of belief.[2]

Marks have been found at Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, at the Tower of London,[3] and many churches, but little effort has been made to find them on secular buildings.[1] The marks are most common near places where witches were thought to be able to enter, whether doors, windows or chimneys.[1] For example, during works at Knole, near Sevenoaks in Kent, n 1609, oak beams beneath floors, particularly near fireplaces, were scorched and carved with scratched witch marks to prevent witches and demons from coming down the chimney.[4][5] At the Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn, a flower-like pattern of overlapping circles is incised into a stone in the wall.[1] Similar marks of overlapping circles have been found on a window cill dated about 1616 at Owlpen Manor in Gloucestershire. The most recent and astounding collection of over 100 marks - previously thought to be graffiti - was discovered February 2019 in Cresswell Crags, Notts, by Hayley Clark and Ed Waters of Subterranea Britannica during a tour of the caves. [6][7] Other types of mark include the intertwined letters V and M or a double V (for the protector, the Virgin Mary, alias Virgo Virginum), and crisscrossing lines to confuse any spirits that might try to follow them.[1][8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexafoil

22/02/2019

Some photos of yesterday night's last ever traditional ghost tour around the House :-) A group of 13 (oooh) had a great time visiting the off limits areas deep underground and up in the eaves, hearing spooky tales about the weird goings on that have been experienced by staff and visitors.

Thank you to Abigail Jones for volunteer support and Ian Waring for the photos.

As of April 2019 Flecky Bennett will be leading all new and fantastic Staircase House Experiences once a month. The award winning entertainer already has hugely successful tours of Stockport above ground and the Air Raid Shelters available.

See http://manchesterghostwalk.co.uk/stockports-staircase-house-experience/ for more details

21/02/2019

Glass Umbrella Art

More fantastic jewellery from the talented Karen at StringEffects, you really have to see these pieces to appreciate their beauty and Karen's skill. Find us at Stockport Indoor Markets.
Kate is steering the ship today, hope she doesn't hit those lettuces like I did!
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