Stockport Collection (page 2)

Stockport Air Disaster - 4th June 1967
Stockport Air Disaster 4th June 1967, in which 72 passengers and crew died when the British Midlands Airways Canadair C4 Argonaut from Palma, Mallorca

Sir Ralph Pendlebury Orphanage, Stockport
A view of the orphanage in Stockport founded in 1882 through a legacy from local mill owner Sir Ralph Pendlebury

Stepping Hill Infirmary, Stockport
An aerial view of the Stepping Hill Infirmary, opened in 1901 as a hospital facility for the Stockport workhouse. Date: circa 1927

Dennis Vintage Fire Engine & Brigade, Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Showing the first turnout of the new fire engine 9th June 1927

Four well dressed Edwardian men named by the photographer - on the left is Ernest Battersby, the photographer, and their left is his brother James Johnson Battersby

Edwardian couple with baby
James Johnson Battersby, his wife Nancy and son James outside their house Dunluce, Stockport 1909. The pram is presumably a top-of-the-range for the period - note the umbrella holder! Date: 1909

Group of Edwardian men on garden steps in Stockport, comprising menbers of the Battersby hatmaking family and what are believed to be French business associates Date: circa 1911

Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Administration block of Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport. The hospital was opened as Stepping Hill Infirmary by the Stockport Union in 1905 to improve on the medical facilities that existed at

York Road, Stockport, Lancashire
York Road, Stockport, Manchester, near Cheadle, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

The Village, Strines, Lancashire
The Village, Strines, Stockport, near Marple, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Street Scene, Stockport, Lancashire
Street Scene, Stockport, Manchester, near Cheadle, Lancashire, England. Date: 1905

St Andrews Sunday School - Whit Walk, Hyde, Cheshire
St Andrews Sunday School - Whit Walk, Hyde, near Stockport, Cheshire, England. Date: 1912

Pink Bank Lane, Heaton Chapel, Lancashire
Pink Bank Lane, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, near Levenshulme, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Two men on a boat on Coniston identified by the photographer as his friends Nelstrop on the left, and Wilson. The two men were cousins, Nelstrop being a member of the flour makers in Stockport

Edwardian tennis tournament showing a man serving at a match inthe Stockport area - the shutter speed must have been excellent for the time as the ball is captured in flight Date: 1906

Edwardian photo session at the Battersby family home in Stockport. Ernest Battersby (left, seated) with brother James (3rd left)

Edwardian gentleman and his son identified by the photographer as a Mr Cooke and his son Jack. They were visiting the Battersby family, hatmakers of Stockport

Edwardian boy identified by the photographer as Jack Cooke, visiting the Battersby family, hatmakers of Stockport. Well-dressed though he is

Edwardian gentleman identified by the photogrpaher just as Mr Cooke - in the garden at Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport, home of the Battersby family of hatmakers. Date: 1906

Edwardian garden group at Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport, home of William John Battersby (standing) and his younger daughter Edith

Two Edwardian women in garden
Two Edwardian women in graden, the house being Strathclyde, Offerton Lane Stockport. Standing is Edith Battersby, daughter of the houise owner, and seated is Kate Nash

Edwardian factory worker Christopher Tipping
1901 Census - Christopher Tipping aged 55 (so about 60 in the photo) a Hatter - Blocker of hats, born Stockport. His lived at 27 Sydney Street, Stockport with his wife Betty aged 64

Edwardian casual group photograph
The man in the picture is Ernest Battersby, responsible for the photograph. May is on the left - she is May Battersby, sister in law to Ernest Battersby in the foreground

W Moult and J Fidler, workers at hatworks
Ernest Battersby took a number of photogrpahs of employees at the family hatworks in Stockport, and noted their names as well

Edwardian family group outside house
Identified by the photographer at the time, the 1911 Census shows Joseph Henry Green, age 34 born High Lane, occupation Hatters Proofer, his wife Harriett Green, 34, and son Jack Green

Edwardian couple in field
Identified by the photographer as being taken at Alport in the Peak District of Derbyshire, the woman is named as E. Bramwell, believed to be Ellen Bramwell

Rear view of house
This is rear view of a house called Dunluce, in the Davenport area of Stockport in 1909. Date: 1909

View of house dated 1909
This is front view of a house called Dunluce, in the Davenport area of Stockport in 1909. Date: 1909

Elegant Edwardian couple with child outside house
A photograph of James Johnson Battersby and his wife Nancy (nee Nidd) on the steps of their house Dunluce in the Davenport area of Stockport. The child is James Larratt Battersby, their son

Group of Edwardian men in countryside on Eyam Moor
The purpose of this gathering is not known, only the man at extreme left is know and he is George Barnshaw, a manager at Battersbys Hat Factory in Stockport

Edwardian family group at Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport - members of the Battersby hat manufacturing family in their garden Date: circa 1905

Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport - the garden shown in a snapshot from the late Victorian period Date: circa 1900

Late Victorian picture of a man in garden at Offerton Lane, Stockport. Identified only as G. Ellwood, he shows typical clothing of the period for what was presumably an informal occasion Date: 1902

Two men on a seat in what is kown to be the Billiard Room of Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport, home of the photographer Ernest Battersby, seen here on the right. Date: 1902

Hardening machine at Battersbys hatworks in Stockport. Note the exposed drive belts in use at the time Date: 1902

Group at tennis match at Moorfield Tennis Club in Stockport. Four players and presumably an umpire. Date: 1913

Group on steps at house in Offerton Lane, Stockport. The four on the left are members of the Battersby hatmaking family of Stockport, the other three are probably business associates from France

Five men in tennis whites believed to be at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport. An excellent display of 1913 sportswear Date: 1913

Two ladies at tennis tournament outside buildings at Moorfield Tenis Club, Stockport Date: 1913

Lady Tennis player at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport Date: 1913

Tennis player at Moorfield Tennis Club in Stockport, 1913 Date: 1913

Group having tea at Tennis Tournament, Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport. A picture of refinement and calm, just under a year before the start of World War One - this represents a high water mark of

Tennis Tournament at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport Date: 1913

Moorfield Tennis Tournament, Stockport 1913 Date: 1913

Hat factory sewing machine at Battersbys Stockport Hat works, destined for delivery to their other factory near Arras, France Date: circa 1908

Hat factory machinery after fire at Battersbys of Stockport in June 1906. The machinery shown is a crown finishing machine, and in the top left of the picture the drive system is visible

Fire pump for Battersbys hat factory in Stockport in June 1906. The factory had suffered a major fire earlier that year and great emphasis was put on ensuring equpment was in place to combat any

Brim Press machine at hatworks in Offerton, Stockport in June 1908. Date: 1908

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