An artist has created a guide to Stockport with his take on an A-Z of the borough. Eric Jackson quit his job in journalism seven years ago to paint full-time, creating witty tourism posters of places around Greater Manchester.
The 65-year-old captures what makes our region brilliant, but at the same time, pokes fun at its quirks, which residents find all too relatable.
For the Stockport Alphabet piece, he gives special mention to hats and the market hall, of course, along with the blue pyramid and the legendary Strawberry Studios.
Last year he updated the poster to reflect the ever-changing landscape of the town centre. “In the original version I did four years ago, I wasn’t very complimentary about Underbanks, because although I’ve always loved the buildings around there, it was full of charity and sex shops; it was horrible,” Eric said. READ MORE: The massive cream cake shop Stockport loves - and the great story behind it “It was underinvested.
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