Before the buses move on and the depot disappears, DAW turns its attention to the buildings that have watched Stockport’s transport story unfold. This photographic collection captures Daw Bank in its final chapter: corrugated rooflines, dark brick, quiet concrete and windows glowing against the evening sky.
Daw Bank’s story reaches back to a turning point in local transport. Stockport Corporation laid the foundation stone for its new garage there on 7 January 1969. That same year, Stockport’s council-run transport operations joined SELNEC, the regional transport body formed from 11 local authorities. In a striking detail from the same moment, Stockport Corporation received what the Museum of Transport describes as the UK’s last front-engined, rear-entrance bus.
Now the depot site is planned for redevelopment as part of Stockport 8. Current plans say most of the depot is due to be demolished in early 2027, making these photographs a record of a familiar landmark before it changes for good.
DAW is a portrait of place, memory and change—and a quiet farewell to a working piece of Stockport.
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