This sign, on the corner of Shaw Road and Heaton Moor Road
in Heaton Moor, Stockport, looked so great against the blue sky that I had to
take a picture.
When the nearby railway station at Heaton Chapel was built
in 1852, shops and houses sprang up around Heaton Moor road to meet the needs
of the new commuters. This building was originally George Hallmark’s Bakers and
Flour Dealers, and when it was converted to the Kro Bar they kindly kept the
old signs.
If you’re interested, there’s a great photo of the shop in
1905 in the somewhat mesmerising book “The Four Heatons through time”, by Ian
Littlechilds and Phil Page. For ideal results, read it in the Kro Bar.
