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Hyde Daily Photo Volume 1 (2006-2011) which is now in archive mode. For recent photographs please visit
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Last Thursday I asked you
what is behind the barbed wire?.
Well I don't actually know.
The building lies between Mansfield Road and the former Godley to Apethorn railway line. Access is from Back Lane/Lumn Road.
The architecture is typical of the mid-Victorian factory buildings in the area. It does look as if it could have been a church originally but old maps only mark a "Pumping Station" nearby.
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs on this site are copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Gerald England.
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3 comments:
It looks like you're right about the pumping station, Gerald. I had a walk down there today and the gates were open so I went in and I've taken a photo of a notice alongside the door at the side. You can just see the notice on your photo alongside the top of the 'No Entry' sign on the gate. The notice reads:
NORTH WEST WATER
CHEMICAL AND FUEL DELIVERIES
ONLY ACCEPTED WHEN SUPERVISED
BY A DESIGNATED N.W.W.
EMPLOYEE
Cheers Dave thanks for solving a bit of the mystery.
It is the pumping station, as was. Many years ago, if you were in the schoolroom of Zion Chapel in Peel Street you could see the beam engine working.
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