New Tarmac

Remember the roadworks on Dowson Road earlier this month? They were resurfacing the road.

This is the view from the end of the King George Road after the tarmac had been laid down but before the men had been to mark out all the white lines again.

Late Autumn Signal

Remember the old signal on the Trans Pennine Trail almost covered by trees back in June.

Here it is again. You might also make it out in my recent post Sunset on the Trail.

Dale Grove School

Dale Grove School is on Grange Road South.

When I knew this school well it was Oakdale, a special school for children with learning disabilities. My son Craig went there for several years and the teachers did a wonderful job.

Oakdale is now part of a larger school complex in Dukinfield.

Inside Hibberts Family Butchers

Hibberts Family Butchers have been trading in Hyde for over 30 years.

They used to operate inside the Clarendon Shopping Centre Market where today you will find the tripe stall of Jack Curvis, Susie's Deli and Kelly's authentic Indian cuisine.

Three years ago they moved into a shop on Clarendon Place under a taxi-cab office. You can see the shop itself on Hyde DP Xtra.

White Lion Head

A close up view of the head on the side of the White Lion.

Footpath to Hyde North

This is the footpath leading from Rutland Street to Hyde North station.

The station is on the left. The tracks on the right don't go through Hyde North. They belong to the electrified line from Glossop via Flowery Field to Manchester Piccadilly which joins the line from Rose Hill just North of Hyde North station.

Leaving Hyde North

Saturday's train to Rose Hill leaving Hyde North station.

In the background is St Stephen's Church.

Exit from Hyde North station is via the cross-platform bridge and down to Junction Road.

A footpath on the left leads to new houses on Rutland Street.

Hyde Junction

We got off yesterday's train to Rose Hill at Hyde North.

Looking North from the end of the platform you can see the electrified tracks on the right. These bypass Hyde North station going on to Flowery Field, Godley, Hattersley, Broadbottom and Dinting to Glossop.

A short branch goes from Dinting to Hadfield. Once the line continued beyond Hadfield via the Woodhead tunnel to Sheffield.

On the Train to Rose Hill

This is the 12.38 train yesterday out of Manchester Piccadilly bound for Rose Hill (Marple) calling at Fairfield, Guide Bridge, Hyde North, Hyde Central, Woodley and Romiley.

Sunset on the Trail

Sunset over the Trans Pennine Trail as viewed from the Dowson Road bridge.

I've had some problems recently with my computer which I need to get sorted. I also need a brief rest from the computer, so this will my last post for a little while.

I hope to up and running and back to normal before long.

Susie's Deli

When Mrs Jefferson retired from the cooked meat stall in the top of the inside market within Clarendon she sold the business to a young lady.

Somehow, it wasn't the same, but now Susie, who used to work behind the counter a few days per week, has bought it. She's gone back to the same wholesalers with whom Mrs Jefferson used to trade and is gradually drawing back her old customers.

The emphasis is back on quality and long may it remain.

Peak Forest Canal from Nursery Road

A view looking up the Peak Forest Canal from Nursery Road. This is the same view as the one I posted in August, although that photo was taken in July, whilst this was taken in October.

You'll need to click and enlarge the photograph to see the main difference, which is the progress of the demolition of an old canalside mill.

You can see closeups from July and October on Hyde DP Xtra.

The Shepherds Call

The Shepherds Call on the corner of Market Street and Tower Street is by all accounts a traditional workers' pub with a regular clientelle.

Behind it on Tower Street is the side of the Thornley Medical Centre.

Traditional Black Pudding

Outside the White Lion last Saturday was a mobile stall selling black pudding from Bury. I saw him there again on Friday and yesterday so hopefully he's doing good trade.

If you want to know more about the product, I suggest you visit the Bury Black Pudding website.

Dowson Road 2009

The junction of Market Street and Dowson Road, taken from the end of Queen Street.

Compare it with Janet Howie's photograph of 1982 on Old Hyde.

Kelly's fishing tackle shop has gone along with three adjacent shops. The last building on Market Street is now Robinson's funeral directors. The whole junction has been widened up with a left hand filter and pedestrian crossings.

Roadworks Viewed from the Bus

On Tuesday I showed you the Roadworks on Dowson Road.

This is the other end of them. I took it with my new camera-phone whilst on a 330 just setting off from the stop past Knott Lane.

You can see a driver's-eye view from the opposite direction on My Manchester.

The Side of the White Lion

A side view of the White Lion on the corner of Clarendon Street and Market Place.

Homes by the Canal Turn

The new estate of houses on the Automasters site is going to be called Moorside Place.

An access road seems to be being built alongside the Peak Forest Canal. On the other side of the wall on the right is the sluicegate.

You can see more progress on Hyde DP Xtra.

Resurfacing Dowson Road

There are roadworks causing traffic jams on Dowson Road. It looks as if they are resurfacing.

Flannagan's of Hyde

Across the road from Morrison's supermarket on Mottram Road is Flannagan's of Hyde.

Originally it was the Moulders Arms as I was informed when I posted a photograph of the side of the pub on John Shepley Street in January 2007.

Used Tickets

Board a bus around here and you'll be issued with a ticket, even if you have a free pass covering the journey.

At the end of the journey what do you do?

Personally I stuff them in my pocket and dispose of them when I get home.

Some folk just throw them on the floor whilst the more litter concious dispose of them in the "used tickets" bin. Unfortunately on this particular bus the catch is broken and as it goes over a bump the flap opens and delivers the contents on to the floor.

Trans Pennine Trail Last Saturday

This is the Trans Pennine Trail last Saturday. I have, of course, done some post processing. One might think it was an ancient track but orginally it was Godley to Apethorn railway with steam trains carrying coal from the Yorkshire coalfields to Fiddlers Ferry power station near Warrington.

You can see the un-processed original of this on Geograph.

See also how it looked in May 2009 and see another view in the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

Not the Spiral Ramp But ...

This ramp is not the spiral one but the straight ramp down from the motorway footbridge on the other side.

Earlier photos of or from the footbridge:

• 060505 M67 Junction 3
• 070627 Footbridge over M67
• 080119 M67 Looking East
• 080205 Clark Way Bridge over M67
• 090330 End of March Quiz
• 090406 The Answer is a Spiral Ramp
• 090413 Ramp to Spiral Footbridge
• 090527 Inside the Spiral
• 090928 That Spiral Ramp Again
• 091006 Footbridge Underview
• 091023 Spiral Skywatch
• 091030 Along to the Spiral Ramp

Six Shops

Opposite Knott Fold is this row of six shops.

The one next to the hairdressers which is currently closed but looking for new tenants used to be a really excellent fish and chip shop. Years ago I remember being a regular customer, often giving them my order and then visiting Yogi's newsagents and general store at the end for odds and sods, while my fish supper was cooking.

Yogi's seems to be the only one still prospering. I can't remember what the other shops were.

The Wooded Dell in Hyde Park

Last week I showed you Hyde Park Bridge and on Hyde DP Xtra, upstream of the bridge.

This is a little bit further upstream and I've converted it into a pencil drawing. The original photograph can be seen on Geograph.

You can see a closer view of the end of this section on Hyde DP Xtra.

New Homes on Lilly Street

Across the Diamond Row Open Space, formerly a reservoir now covered, are some new apartments on Lilly Street.

They look to be on stilts but this is because the ground floor is a car park.

You can see the plot on which they are built in this photograph from 2007.

Dukinfield Road

Dukinfield Road is the main A627 road out of Hyde towards Ashton under Lyne.

On the left are some light industrial units.

On the right, roughly opposite the last car, is the end of the footpath to Flowery Field.

Closed Door

On previous Heritage Open Days I've been down to Hyde Theatre Royal Onward. I first went in 2006. I was there again in 2007 and in 2008. You will find photographs from all these visits in my Theatre Royal Album.

This year, alas, there was a notice pinned on the door saying that the owners of the building had refused access. The Trust who are fighting hard for the future of the theatre were given only a couple of day's notice. The owner is a "property tycoon" whose companies are registered on the Isle of Man but whose accounts are conducted from the Virgin Isles.

The website of the Trust is not operating at present. This is due to problems with the previous hosting company. They hope to have it back online shortly.

[edit March 2012] The Trust now have a new website at http://www.hydetheatreroyal.co.uk/

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