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How to find us

Click below to access our directions planning page. Here you will find our address, map and handy tips for travelling by car, public transport and cycling. Don’t forget to let us know in advance when you plan to visit!

Join us at our next event

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Open Evening - May 2024
May 13
Open Evening - May 2024

Join Richard and the volunteers at the archive for our May 2024 open evening.

Free refreshments and free cake will be your reward, as well the chance to look at more lovely new stuff just acquired by the Archive.

Reading room

Our reading room is designed to be a place to comfortably spend many enjoyable hours reading and researching our print advertising.

Find out more about our facilities by clicking the button below.

Explore the collection

Over one hundred years of printed advertising awaits you at the Richard Roberts Archive in Stockport. Our collection features examples of advertising from Victorian times through to Edwardian, First World War, Interwar, Second World War and beyond.

You can search for specific publications using the button below or contact us if you are looking for a specific item.