Richard Roberts Archive: Advertising communication through the ages
Unit 14, Adswood Industrial Estate, Adswood Road, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK3 8LF
Welcome, Heritage Open Days explorers!
Witness the evolution of advertising artistry as you explore vibrant illustrations, striking typography, and ingenious copywriting from our vast vintage advertising archive. Within our walls, you'll find a treasure trove of vintage advertisements spanning diverse industries, from the glamorous world of fashion and luxury goods to the thrilling realms of motoring and aviation. Each piece in our advertisement archive is a time capsule, preserving the zeitgeist of its era and offering a glimpse into the social, cultural, and economic forces that shaped advertising narratives.
Our Heritage Open Day event will focus on the role of print advertising in promoting means of communication from the very earliest days…from horse-drawn carriage to supersonic jet, wired and wireless telegraph communication to internet messaging, and personal and commercial post. We shall be giving a talk showcasing examples from our vast archive of printed advertising.
There will be two chances to hear this fascinating talk: 11.30 & 15.00
Our trustee team will be on hand with guided tours of the archive every 15 minutes, and to chat about our exciting volunteer opportunities. We will have our usual popup cafe and, this year, there will also be a sale of duplicate advertising pieces from our archive - so come on down to bag yourself a unique item of advertising history!
Open 1000 - 1630 (last admission 1600).
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 07 September:
- 1000-1630
Location & directions
Unit 14, Adswood Industrial Estate, Adswood Road, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK3 8LF
- Directions:
- what3words reference: ///gently.drive.extra Phone us if you're lost: 07767 427552 Email us: [email protected]
- Contact on day:
- Richard Roberts
- Telephone number:
- +447767427552
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- Visitors are free to walk in without pre-booking for tours of the archive. There will be two chances to hear our talk on this year's theme, so we ask for pre-booking to avoid disappointment. Talks will run at: 11.30 & 15.00
- Booking contact name:
- Peter Moss
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking opens:
- 01 Jun 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 07 Sep 2024 12:00 AM
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 20
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
