Heaton Moor
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Heaton Moor is one of the Four Heatons located in Stockport. It borders on Heaton Chapel, Heaton Norris and Heaton Mersey.
In recent years, Heaton Moor's house prices have risen drastically due to its desirable location for commuting to Manchester. Heaton Moor is arguably the most prestigious of the Four Heatons with many pubs, bars and shops split into two sections 2 hundred metres apart.
In the section closest to Heaton Chapel railway station, The Elizabethan, The Plough and The Crown pubs all reside on Heaton Moor Road in the centre of Heaton Moor's nightlife along with cafe-bars The Bakery, The Orangery and Town bar.
The other section contains the Moor Top, the Savoy Cinema, a Tesco express store (built in 2004) and several estate agents and charity shops. The Savoy Cinema has recently announced its closure due to low audiences.[1] This caused an uproar amongst locals, especially when it was announced it could be replaced by a Barracuda bar.[2] A campaign entitled 'Save Our Savoy' was launched. Whether the campaign has been successful or not is currently unknown.[3]
Shaw Road is another socially active part of Heaton Moor and is home to a number of restaurants; The Heaton Tandoori and The Kushoom Koly which serve Indian cuisine, Spanish tapas restaurant La Casona and Italian restaurant Amillio's. Bo Ho and Mhariam are popular take-away restaurants which provide Chinese and Indian food respectively. The Blue Cat Café plays host to local and international bands and artists, Cassidy's bar provides live entertainment and karaoke and neighbour Pokusevski's delicatessen.
Heaton Moor was the birthplace of cricketer Charles Marriott and dramatist Ronald Gow, as well as novelist and broadcaster Joan Bakewell.
[edit] External links
- On the Moor - Heaton Moor blog of news and gossip.
- Heaton Moor Council link
- heatonmoor.com - All the Moor - A community site for Heaton Moor and the surrounding areas.
- onthemoor.com - Local Community Website - News and events for the Four Heatons.
- The Savoy Cinema Website - Film times and information for the Savoy Heaton Moor.
- The Bakery Information on heatonmoor.com - Information about The Bakery Bar and Restaurant.
- The Orangery Information on heatonmoor.com - Information about The Orangery.
- Town Bar Information on heatonmoor.com - Information about Town Bar.
- A Community website for The Four Heatons where you can catch up on local issues
- Bars & Restaurants on onthemoor.com The Orangery, The Town Bar and The Bakery
- One of the typical houses in the area - giving some idea of the local housing stock
- Local Parish Church - Information about the local Church of England
[edit] References
- ^ Payne, Eileen. "Savoy cinema faces last picture show", Stockport Express, Guardian Media Group, 2 August 2006. Retrieved on October 15, 2006.
- ^ Payne, Eileen. "Campaign to save the Savoy is stepped up", Stockport Express, Guardian Media Group, 23 August 2006. Retrieved on October 15, 2006.
- ^ Payne, Eileen. "Plan to turn Savoy into pub rejected", Stockport Express, Guardian Media Group, 11 October 2006. Retrieved on October 15, 2006.
