Private company

Battersby Hats

Hat manufacturer in Stockport, England

Battersby Hats was the trading name of Battersby & Co, a hat manufacturer of Stockport, England. The firm once had a capacity of 12,000 hats per week but it declined in the second half of the twentieth century and merged with other hat manufacturers in 1966 before hat production ceased altogether in 1997.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Battersby's Hat Works, Hempshaw Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1206688
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Battersby Hats was the trading name of Battersby & Co, a hat manufacturer of Stockport, England. The firm once had a capacity of 12,000 hats per week but it declined in the second half of the twentieth century and merged with other hat manufacturers in 1966 before hat production ceased altogether in 1997.2

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