Literature and The Media
Hilaire Belloc wrote about Glossop in a letter to a Miss Hamilton in 1909: "Do you know the filthy village of Glossop? It is inhabited entirely by savages. I tried every inn in the place and found each inn worse than the last. It stinks for miles. Rather than sleep in such a den I started walking back to Manchester with a huge bag...."
Glossop is mentioned in the satirical book, England, Their England by A. G. Macdonell. The town and its fictional newspaper, the Glossop Evening Mail are described as the lowest rung in the journalistic profession. In The Meaning of Liff, by Douglas Adams & John Lloyd a Glossop is defined as a globule of hot food which lands on your friend's newly polished solid wood dining table, and in the radio show Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge the character "Lord Morgan" came from Glossop.
The cult television comedy The League of Gentlemen is filmed in neighbouring Hadfield. Students from Glossopdale Community College have appeared as extras in two shows. In one they were the audience to the Legz Akimbo theatre group in a play about homosexuality, and in the second they appeared as German students on an exchange program with their teacher, Herr Lipp.
Local media includes Glossop Life magazine, and Glossop Advertiser. The Glossop Chronicle published its last edition on Thursday 13 September 2012.
Glossop is well represented on Facebook and Twitter with a number of Glossop accounts. Local updates are provided by @glossopdotcom and a spoof Twitter account for the town, @OfficialGlossop, has been created offering humorous comments on activities in the local area, and often makes fun of neighbouring town Hyde.
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