Herbie comes to Hyde

Apologies for the quality of the photograph but as I was leaving town on the bus last Saturday I spotted Herbie parked in the multi-storey car park.

I only had time to get a quick photo with my mobile phone camera but I couldn't resist.

Looking Down on Clarendon Place

Looking down from multi-storey car park.

The #201 bus for Hattersley is just about to pass Bengal Spice.

Shadows on Level 3

Level 3 of the Clarendon Shopping Centre car park is on the roof.

The large block of flats is John Grundy House.

It is named after John Grundy, a former mayor of Hyde. His widow, Kathleen, later held the same position in her own right. She was destined to be the last victim of Harold Fred Shipman, whose legacy, alas, still casts shadows across the town.

For more shadows this Sunday please visit Hey Harriet.

The Price of Petrol

Here is the Shell garage on Dowson Road open on Christmas Day when the price of petrol was 123.9 pence per litre.

The day before it had been 122.9ppl.

Yesterday it had gone up to 124.9ppl.

I wonder what it will be tomorrow.

Reflections at the Mosque

I showed you a reflection of the Jamia Mosque in a car parked on Corporation Street in March 2009.

This time not only is the mosque reflected in a car, the mosque itself reflects the houses across the street in its own windows.

See more weekend reflections at Newtown Area Photo.

ABC Wednesday: K is for Kirkley Street

Kirkley Street is a short side street off Dowson Road leading to K McKenzie's auto repair yard.

See how it looked on Christmas Day 2009.

For more K posts visit ABC Wednesday.

Gray Day Across Travis Street

Taken from the rear of Union Street Clinic looking past the Iceland frozen foods store and across Travis Street towards John Grundy House and the multi-storey carpark behind which can be seen the Queens' chimneys.

For the original uncropped but reduced coloured version see Geograph.

Empty Car Showroom

There is an empty car showroom near the end of Clark Way.

At one time, if memory serves me right, it used to specialise in imported American cars but more recently it was just a general used-car showroom.

Dowson Road from a Double-Deck Bus

Dowson Road was built in the 1930s to bypass Gee Cross and was named after Henry Enfield Dowson.

This section, viewed from the upper deck of a double-deck bus, is heading down into Hyde from just past Knott Lane. You can see another double-decker coming in the opposite direction.

The road was resurfaced in November 2009 when I showed you a view of the roadworks from the lower deck of a bus.

Two more views of Dowson Road from the upper deck can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

More D posts can be found via ABC Wednesday.

Horses at the Top of Apethorn Lane

A few days ago I was on the top deck of the #330 going to Stockport.

As it approached Smith Knight Fay I spotted two horses and their riders turning from Stockport Road into Apethorn Road.

Danby Road

This is Danby Road. It looks busy but I suspect many of the cars may belong to commuters who have caught the train to Manchester from nearby Newton (for Hyde) Station.

Weekend Reflections: Travis Street

Travis Street runs between Nelson Street and Union Street and then across Union Street to Iceland.

You can view the fuller picture on Geograph.

For more weekend reflections visit Newtown Area Photo.

Broadbottom Station Car Park 2010

I recently posted a photograph of Broadbottom Station taken from Moss Lane.

This is from the other side of the station looking West from Mottram Road down into the car park.

Compare it now with Ben Brooksbank's 1965 photograph on Old Hyde taken from about the same point. Then there was a huge ramp in the car park and a clear view of the station buildings and Moss Lane bridge. The car park is much fuller now and the abundant foliage obscures any view of the station buildings.

Smith Knight Fay at Gee Cross

At the corner of Apethorn Lane and Stockport Road can be found the VW dealership of Smith Knight Fay.

Once the site was occupied by a row of cottages and a clock tower. Take a look at them on Old Hyde.

Footpath to the Shops

Behind: Iceland.
Left: Clarendon Mall.
Ahead: Multi-story carpark.
Right: Carpark on the site of Beeley Street.

Make your choice - I'll be making mine today at a nearby polling booth.

Dawson Street, looking North

I showed you Dawson Street in November 2008.

This is the view in the opposite direction looking under the Dawson Street Bridge which originally connected two seperate parts of the Redfern Rubber Works.

Nowadays various small businesses occupy what is known as the Redfern Industrial Estate.

M67 on a wet afternoon

A quick look from the Eastern footbridge by Hyde bus station of traffic along the M67 on a wet afternoon a few weeks ago.

I shall be flying off to sunnier climes tomorrow (ash-clouds permitting) so you may not see me commenting on other blogs for a week or so.

Posts are scheduled to appear as normal in my absence. Don't think you can post nasty or spam comments while I'm away though as my good friend Rune of Visual Norway will be keeping an eye on things until I get back.

Getting a Parking Ticket

The traffic warden is about to slap a parking ticket on the windscreen of the VW parked on double-yellow lines.

After she does so, she takes a photograph of the front and rear of the car and of the parking restriction sign.

Why she didn't ticket the other cars lower down the street I don't know.

Red Mini

Reflections in a Red mini on Russel Street.

The CDPB theme for April 1st is "Red". Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

The Glowing Lights of Hyde

I'm sitting on a bench in Clarendon Place and looking towards the Market Place. On the left is the Clarendon Shopping Centre. On the right is the Jolly Carter.

This low angled street shot might have been a contender for the Eric Tenin Tribute, but in its original state the main focus would have been on the illegally parked car (ticket already slapped on the window) so partially to spare the owner's embarrassment I've used my imagination to create this glowing impression.