A view of the Stockport Pyramid and the River Mersey from just outside the town centre.
The Stockport Pyramid was completed in 1992 after five years work. Standing 36.6 metres (120 feet) in height, the Stockport Pyramid is somewhat smaller than Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands 147 metres (481 feet) high. However, the striking structure has become a familiar sight to people in the town, those passing on the M60, or passengers on trains on the lines across the viaduct.
Stockport is also the source of the River Mersey. It begins at the confluence of the River Tame and the River Goyt in the town centre next to the M60.
