Meadow Mill - Izeria

Meadow Mill is a historic cotton mill in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is located on the south bank of the River Tame opposite a Tesco Extra supermarket and the M60 motorway. The seven-storey building was built in c.1880 for the spinning of cotton and wool by T & J Leigh Ltd, designated as a Grade II listed building in 1975, and redeveloped into 200 apartments with a mixed-use ground floor in 2021.

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Stockport Portwood railway station

Stockport Portwood railway station was a railway station in Stockport, England on the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway (later becoming part of Cheshire Lines Committee) The station opened as Stockport as the western terminus of the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway (S&WJR) when it opened on 12 January 1863. The line ran for 2¾ miles from Woodley on the MS&LR branch from Hyde to Marple. Sometime later in 1863 or in 1864 the station was renamed Stockport Portwood, and in 1865 it opened for goods traffic. In 1865 the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJR) opened by making an end-on connection with the (S&WJR) and the station opened to through traffic, by this time both railways had become part of the Cheshire Lines Committee. The station was located at Marsland Street which the railway crossed on an overbridge, the station appeared to have only one platform on the south eastern side of the double track running lines and several loops and sidings. There was a station building at street level with a ramp up to the platform, at least one building was on the platform, probably a shelter, and there was a signal box. A coal yard was located on the opposite side of the tracks. After the opening of the route through to Altrincham in 1865 a more central station was opened at Stockport Tiviot Dale. Stockport Portwood then closing to passengers on 1 September 1875, when it became a goods station. By 1898 there were more sidings, a substantial goods shed and a warehouse on site with road access from Hatherlow Street. It remained in use until 25 April 1966 when it closed except for coal traffic which continued until 27 March 1972 when it closed entirely except for a private siding. The line was officially closed in 1982 after not being used for two years following the exposure of a vertical shaft alongside the line while an extension to the M63 was being constructed. Today no trace of the station remains, the site being buried under a slip road of the M60.

The Peel Centre, Stockport

The Peel Centre, also known as Stockport Retail Park, is a retail park located in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is owned by The Peel Group and in 2010 extended to 230,000 sq ft (21,000 m2) across 20 units. Nearby town centre shopping areas include the Merseyway Shopping Centre.

Stockport Tiviot Dale railway station

Stockport Tiviot Dale was one of two main railway stations serving the town of Stockport, Cheshire, England; the other being Stockport Edgeley, which is now simply referred to as Stockport. It was a stop on the Cheshire Lines Committee-operated Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway line. Tiviot Dale was named after Teviotdale in Scotland. Prince Charles Stuart camped to the north of the town in 1745.

Portwood

Portwood is an area of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies just east of the town centre, along Great Portwood Street. The rivers Tame and Goyt run through the area, along with the M60 motorway.