whats your area famous for

[Bozo]

Being the town 'Royston Vasey' is based on, apparently.

 

[bluemike]

Withington - Christie Hospital.
Fuck all else I can think of!

 

[berger10]

Hat makers being so poisoned with lead that they turned mad. Nice one.

Oh, and the River Mersey starts in Stockport too - cue the old question, which ground is nearest the River Mersey? Anfield? Goodison Park? Tranmere? No, Edgely Park

Mad hat makers
River Mersey
Largest brick structure in Europe (Viaduct)

Reddish Vale
Fred Perry

 

[johnny on the spot]

i'm from stalyvegas and amongst other things we have the following: -


worlds oldest affiliated brass band

it's a long way to tipperrary was written in stalybridge band hall

yanks was filmed in stalyvegas

beatrix potter lived in gorsehall

john wesley (the creator of the methodist church) lived at stalyhall

used to have the worlds shortest named pub "Q", before it was changed

still has the worlds longest named pub, shortened to "the rifleman", its real name is "The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn"

Sgt William Booth - one of only 2 british service men ever awarded italian medal of honour

John Buckley VC - born on cocker hill in the 1800's.....went on to be deputy commissioner for ordnance in india

the first ever recognised general workers strike for low pay

samuel laycock - 1800's reknowned poet....there is a school named after him

I really miss Stalybridge.

 

[dannybcity]

Statto and the Stone Roses.

BTW wasn't the Lancaster bomber desgined in Urmston?

Edit* oh and who could forget "Bill Speakman received the Victoria Cross for valour in 1951 in the Korean War.[85] Sir Michael Pollock, an officer in the Royal Navy who rose to the position of First Sea Lord, was born in Altrincham."

 

[audiodave08]

the titanic
or george best

 

[Matty]

Hat makers being so poisoned with lead that they turned mad. Nice one.

Oh, and the River Mersey starts in Stockport too - cue the old question, which ground is nearest the River Mersey? Anfield? Goodison Park? Tranmere? No, Edgely Park

Mad hat makers
River Mersey
Largest brick structure in Europe (Viaduct)

Reddish Vale
Fred Perry

Norman Foster is from Reddish too, he's an World renowned architect, designed Wembley amongst other things.

 

[sdm]

Being the town 'Royston Vasey' is based on, apparently.

Are you in Hadfield?

 

[ROBL250]

The Highest league ground in the country at just under 1200ft, Buxton FC.
Betty Driver (Betty in Coronation Street) once owned a Pub in Whaley Bridge.
William (Bill) Jones was born in Whaley Bridge in 1921.
Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope in Emmerdale) lives in New Mills and plays occasional local gigs with Steve Halliwell (Zack Dingle) occasionally playing drums.

 

[stony]

Being the town 'Royston Vasey' is based on, apparently.

Are you in Hadfield?

He's being "enigmatic" again, he will come on and say he's from the town that inspired it, not where it was filmed.
I think he's trying to hide the fact that he doesn't come from Manchester tbh ;-)