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Upper Brook Street/Waterloo Industrial Park, Upper Brook Street, STOCKPORT, SK1 3BP

Formerly Orchard Street Congregational Church. In recent years it was converted into a film studio but is now empty office accommodation.

Formerly Orchard Street Congregational Church. In recent years it was converted into a film studio but is now empty office accommodation.

Presently used by Stockport Samaritans.

Apartment block on St Mary's Close off Rectory Green viewed from Spring Gardens.

A new road off Waterloo Street giving access to new houses Image on land at Hopes Carr. There is no exit via Orchard Street and Lavenders Brow.

Recently built houses on Spinner Street Image

The first factory built here in 1759 was a silk mill powered by a watermill on Hempshaw Brook. It was bought by Charles Davies in 1781 who added new buildings and moved production over to cotton spinning. By the 1790s it was owned by Thomas Hope who gave his name to the area and built additional mills, a tannery, hat works and workers' houses. Higher Carr Mill was demolished by 1907 but Lower Carr Mill continued to be used for cotton spinning until the 1930s. Work is now beginning on plans for an urban village incorporating 375 apartments, supported by 14,800 sq ft of retail space, 40,000 sq ft office workspace and 300+ multi-storey car park.

The first factory built here in 1759 was a silk mill powered by a watermill on Hempshaw Brook. It was bought by Charles Davies in 1781 who added new buildings and moved production over to cotton spinning. By the 1790s it was owned by Thomas Hope who gave his name to the area and built additional mills, a tannery, hat works and workers' houses. Higher Carr Mill was demolished by 1907 but Lower Carr Mill continued to be used for cotton spinning until the 1930s. This area has been largely derelict since becoming the site of the Stockport Air Disaster On Sunday 4th June 1967 a Canadair C-4 Argonaut aircraft owned by British Midland Airways, en-route from Palma de Mallorca to Manchester crashed here. Local people rescued 10 passengers, a stewardess and the pilot before flames engulfed the aircraft. The remaining 72 people aboard perished in the flames. Work on plans for an urban village incorporating 375 apartments, supported by 14,800 sq ft of retail space, 40,000 sq ft office workspace and 300+ multi-storey car park began in 2013 but so far only a new access road Image and a handful of houses Image have been built.

The building was first mentioned in 1744 as belonging to surgeon Dr.Briscall's practice, which gave free consultations and was effectively the forerunner to Stockport infirmary. The present building dates from the 19th century. Until recently the pub was a popular music venue but is currently closed. Image