Stockport

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Stockport lies on the River Mersey at the point where the Rivers Tame and Goyt join, some 6 miles south east of Manchester. Thanks to an extensive network of florists, it's easy to arrange next day delivery flowers in Stockport. Whether you're looking for a small hand-tied bunch, an elegant bouquet or a series of decorative flowers for an even such as a wedding or dinner party, you can rest assured that only the highest-quality blooms will be used.

Long associated with the textile trade, Stockport was once the centre of the UK's hat-making industry, producing more than 6 million hats a year at the peak of production. The last hat works closed down in 1997 but the legacy of this once thriving local industry has been preserved within a dedicated local museum.

Stockport is also famous for its huge network of underground tunnels which were used as air raid shelters during the Second World War. Carved into the sandstone rock on which the town is built, the tunnels were opened in 1939 and, at the time, were the largest civilian shelters in the whole country.

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Open to the public since 1996, the shelters have gone on to become an award-winning attraction that allows visitors to experience what life was like during the days of the blitz. Flowers are one of the main attractions of Vernon Park, also known as Pinch Belly Park, the oldest public park in Stockport. Featuring a lily pond, sunken rose garden, herbaceous borders and numerous historical plant collections, the park has recently been restored to its Victorian glory.

On the Western edge of the town centre you'll find the Stockport Viaduct, an imposing structure completed in 1840 that required more than eleven million bricks to build. Though no longer the largest railway viaduct in the world, it remains a marvel of Victorian engineering and ingenuity.

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