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Mottram Street, STOCKPORT, SK1 3GJ

The building of "The Fortress" on Middle Hillgate, commenced in March 1894. Commissioner Bramwell Booth was unable to perform the opening ceremony due to illness and so the building was opened by Commissioner Howard accompanied by Brigadier McAlonen, in Sept 1894. In 2004 work commenced on converting the "Sacred Heart", former catholic church in Cheadle Heath to accommodate the Corps programme. "The Fortress" was sold but the façade of the building, including the foundation stones and Salvation Army lettering cut into sandstone, was conserved in compliance with heritage site planning regulations. It presently consists of fourteen apartments run by the Johnnie Johnson Housing Association.

The building of "The Fortress" on Middle Hillgate, commenced in March 1894. Commissioner Bramwell Booth was unable to perform the opening ceremony due to illness and so the building was opened by Commissioner Howard accompanied by Brigadier McAlonen, in Sept 1894. In 2004 work commenced on converting the "Sacred Heart", former catholic church in Cheadle Heath to accommodate the Corps programme. "The Fortress" was sold but the façade of the building, including the foundation stones and Salvation Army lettering cut into sandstone, was conserved in compliance with heritage site planning regulations. It presently consists of fourteen apartments run by the Johnnie Johnson Housing Association.

A former public house, built c.1898. Faced in red brick with glazed bricks to the ground floor, the roof is hipped with Welsh slates; cast-iron rainwater goods and brick stacks. The building is two and a half storeys, with a 4-bay front elevation; corner entrance is to the left and all ground floor windows are semi-circular-headed. Moulded string course to first floor; former sash windows are segmental-headed. All windows are PVCu. The attic dormers have pediments with terracotta decoration. The left return to Mottram Street is similar. The former public house was known as the Higher Packhorse when built for Chesters Brewery, replacing an earlier pub of the same name on the site.

This Ordnance Survey bench mark is on the north west corner of the former public house 'The Golden Lion', 89 Middle Hillgate, Stockport. The cut mark dates to the first O.S. survey before 1851. The building is now the offices of Cartwright and Gross, Architects, and the road on the left is now Alberta Street, but formerly Angel Street. See also Image

Looking across Middle Hillgate, Stockport towards the former pub 'The Golden Lion'. The building is now the offices of Cartwright and Gross, Architects, and there is an early Ordnance Survey bench mark on the left hand corner of the building - Image The road on the left is Alberta Street but used to be called Angel Street until the middle of the 20th century.

On Middle Hillgate. Image

The sign for the Sun & Castle Image

The former Golden Lion Image on the corner of Higher Barlow Row has been converted by architects Cartwright and Gross into their own offices.

Although the sign reads "Golden Lion", the former pub has been converted into offices for architects Cartwright & Gross Image

Now Cartwright and Gross Architects on Higher hillgate between Higher Barlow Row and Alberta Street.