Showing posts with label Merseyway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merseyway. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

A BHS ghost sign in Stockport

The ghost sign at the former British Home Stores shop in Stockport town centre is still on view.


A ghost sign on the former BHS in Stockport
A ghost sign on the former BHS in Stockport

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Totally Stockport Comic Con

80s TV, film and pop culture heaven!


Gremlins at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
Gremlins causing a scene

We had a marvellous morning at the Totally Stockport FREE Comic Con. What a brilliant event. So much to see and do.

The Totally Stockport Comic Con

The event was organised by Totally Stockport.

There have been some superb events here in Stockport. The last Comic Con was excellent too. The event was set to become an annual attraction, but the coronavirus put paid to the follow-up event in May 2020.

K.I.T.T. at theTotally Stockport Comic Con
I've wanted to see K.I.T.T. in real life since I was a little kid. This was amazing!

We're so glad the event went ahead and are looking forward to the next Stockport Comic Con already!

Ecto-1 at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
Ecto-1

A tauntaun at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
Urgh, this tauntaun smelled bad on the outside

Chewbacca at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
Me and Chewbacca

R2-D2 at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
R2-D2

Johnny 5 from Short Circuit at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
Johnny 5

The A-Team van at the Totally Stockport Comic Con
The A-Team van

Saturday, April 10, 2021

The former British Home Stores in Stockport

While having a walk round Stockport yesterday evening it was amazing to see the old ghost sign on the rear of the store had been uncovered!


The former BHS / Poundland in Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre

The old BHS shop in the Merseyway shopping centre in Stockport was a Poundland, but that store closed last month.

BHS became defunct in August 2016, but there are still traces of the brand if you know where to look.


The former BHS / Poundland in Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Artwork on the old British Home Stores in Stockport

A look at the mural artwork on the old BHS in Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre.


Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
The mural on the side of the old BHS in Stockport

BHS became defunct in August 2016, but there are still traces of the brand if you know where to look.

Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
Made in 1978

The building is now home to a Poundland store, however there are two small signs bearing the BHS logo and they are visible at the front of the shop.

One of the last visible signs of the old BHS branding
One of the last visible signs of the old BHS branding

The side of the building on Deanery Way contains a wonderful mural made up of concrete panels and mosaic tiles and depicts the history of the town over seven hundred years.

Working up Deanery Way from 1239 to 1978

The artwork was designed by Henry Collins and Joyce Pallet and created in 1978.

Here's a look at the five panels, starting with the most recent era (the seventies!) and working back to the year 1239...


Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
Panel 5

Panel 4

Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
Panel 3

Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
Panel 2

Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
Panel 1

Mural artwork on the old BHS at the Merseyway in Stockport
Stockport, Cheshire - whether this is, or isn't the case (it isn't), remains a matter of conjecture in the town. It was certainly a big talking point given the location of the recent Greater Manchester Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown Zone!

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Merseyway Comic Con in Stockport

There should've been a comic con at the Merseyway shopping centre in Stockport today.

Another casualty of the coronavirus.

Here's a snap of me on a Star Wars speeder bike at the Merseyway's first comic con last September.

Having fun in Stockport last year

Hopefully there'll be a return of retailtainment events in the future.

There was going to be a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man at the Merseyway comic con.

Ecto-1a and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters were on display at the Eden Square Shopping Centre in Urmston, Greater Manchester last Halloween
I'm so glad I went to Urmston last October!

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Darts at The Players' Entrance in Stockport

Playing darts at The Players' Entrance indoor sports park in Stockport.



Darts at The Players' Entrance in Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre
Darts at The Player's Entrance in Stockport

Earlier today I called in to The Players' Entrance in Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre as the venue was hosting a special darts event.


Stockport darts superstar Nathan 'The Asp' Aspinall is competing in the PDC World Championships this month and the event saw the launch of a new partnership with the Stockport Disability Darts League and a link up with The Players' Entrance and Stockport schools.


The Stockport Disability Darts League set-up at The Players' Entrance
The Stockport Disability Darts League set-up at The Players' Entrance

Nathan Aspinall is ranked number 12 in the world and is the 2019 UK Open champion, the 2019 US Darts Masters champion and was a semi-finalist in the 2019 PDC World Championships.

It was brilliant to meet Nathan and I had the chance to play against him in two games on one of the electronic soft-tip dartboards.

Nathan 'The Asp' Aspinall and Richard Gottfried at The Players' Entrance at the Merseyway shopping centre in Stockport
Nathan 'The Asp' Aspinall and me after our two games of darts. Guess who won?

The Playerss Entrance now has a disability darts area with dartboards and oche set-up so that players of any ability can compete against each other. The backing board has two dartboards - one for standing players and one for those seated - that can be quickly flipped after each player's throw.

I'm a big fan of both playing and watching darts. It's an inclusive game and can be picked up and played easily.

Visit The Players' Entrance website for more info, opening times and prices for the sports and games on offer.


Check out Stockport Disability Darts League for more information.


Visit Nathan 'The Asp' Aspinall's official Facebook Page too.

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Comic Con at the Merseyway Shopping Centre in Stockport

A visit to The Comicon-Way.


Star Wars Speeder Bike from Return of the Jedi at the Merseyway Comic Con in Stockport
I was in my element at the free Merseyway Comic Con!

We had a brilliant time at the free Comic Con at Stockport's Merseyway Shopping Centre on Saturday.


Comic Con at the Merseyway Shopping Centre in Stockport
Cars from Transformers were among the attractions

Comic Con at the Merseyway Shopping Centre in Stockport
This wasn't the Gottfried they were looking for. Move along

Fingers crossed there'll be another one in the future.

Meeting a Star Wars Imperial Gunner at the Merseyway Shopping Centre Comic Con in Stockport
Meeting an Imperial Gunner at the event

Retro toys at the Merseyway Comic Con in Stockport
There was plenty of 'plastic crack' on sale too!

The event was organised by the teams at the Merseyway and North West Comic Cons.