Best of Hyde 2013

The time has come to vote for the Best of Hyde Daily 2013.

On 1st January 2014 members of the City Daily Photobloggers community will be revealing their Photo of the Year. I have selected twelve contenders for Best of Hyde 2013 and am asking readers to vote for their favourites. Please visit Best of Hyde Daily Photo 2013 and vote for your top three photographs.

Closing date for voting is 12 noon GMT on December 28th 2013.

Note: these thumbnails are just a taster - you must use the form on the page to cast your votes.

Best of Hyde 2011

The time has come to vote for the best of Hyde DP 2011.

View the twelve contenders at Best of Hyde 2011 and vote for your favourite three photographs.

Voting closes 12 noon GMT, Friday 30th December 2011.

Flat Bridge

Just a short way upstream from last week's bridge over Gower Hey Brook is this little flat bridge.

See more and probably grander bridges via San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Shadows over a bridge

Last week I showed you a bridge over Gower Hey Brook and the steps that lead to King George Road.

I went back there last week, crossed the bridge, climbed a few steps and took this looking down on the bridge with the sun casting the shadows of trees across it.

For the original wider and coloured version see Geograph.

For more shadows visit Hey Harriet.

For more bridges visit San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Cycling under the M67

A couple of cyclists on the towpath of the Peak Forest Canal passing under the M67 motorway.

Bridge over Gower Hey Brook

Come from Osborne Road down the cobbled road I showed you on Friday and you will reach Gower Hey Brook.

Cross it on this little wooden bridge and climb the steps up to King George Road.

Visit more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Manchester Road Roving Bridge from Moorside Place

A view now of the Manchester Road bridge over the Peak Forest Canal.

It is taken from Moorside Place, an estate of new houses built on the site of the Automasters Engineering Works.

See how it looked in January 2008 before the factory was demolished.

Manchester Road Canal Bridge was built in 1804. The original elliptical-arch tunnel which is grooved for stop planks was widened to the North in the mid 1800s with a truncated elliptical keystone arch which is now partly obscured by the 20th century footpath bridge.

See my post from December 2008 for a view of the bridge from the South and an explanation of the term "roving bridge".

Across the canal is Wharfingers House. This canal warehouse built in 1828 is a Grade II listed building now used as offices.

For the view in the opposite direction looking from the top of the bridge see Hyde DP Xtra.

For more Sunday bridges visit San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Shadows Around Throstle Bank Bridge

Yesterday afternoon the sun came out for a brief spell and I was able to capture these tree shadows around the railway bridge over Throstle Bank Street.

Clumps of daffodils are beginning to think about budding.

For more shadows visit Hey Harriet.

For more bridges visit San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Weekend Reflections: Under Dowson Road (2 of 3)

As a follow up from last week's Sunday Bridge post, this is the second of three shots of reflections in the puddles under the Dowson Road bridge over the TransPennine Trail.

Note: This photograph is in full colour!

See other reflections at Newtown Area Photo.

Sunday Bridges:Still Under Dowson Road

Last week we took a look under Dowson Road.

Here now a closer view under the bridge looking towards Knott Fold bridge.

A view slightly forward of this position was posted here yesterday.

Other Sunday Bridges can be found via San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Weekend Reflections: Under Dowson Road (1 of 3)

As a follow up from last week's Sunday Bridge post, this is the first of three shots of reflections in the puddles under the Dowson Road bridge over the TransPennine Trail.

In the background of this shot is the bridge at Knott Fold.

See other reflections at Newtown Area Photo.

Sunday Bridges:Under Dowson Road

A year ago I posted a photograph of ice under Dowson Road.

A different year, a different angle, the ice is gone but rain has left the Trans Pennine trail muddy and there is a huge puddle under the bridge.

For more Sunday Bridges visit San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Shadows and reflections at the old Rubber Works

The old Redferns Rubber Works is now an Industrial Estate with different businesses occupying the old buildings.

The large shadow belongs to a brick covered bridge that links two buildings across Dawson Street, which you can see more of on Hyde DP Xtra.

There are though several other interesting shadows to be seen here.

A closer view of the window reflections can be seen in yesterday's post.

For more shadows, visit Hey Harriet.

Leaving Hyde Central

A Manchester bound train has just left Hyde Central station and is passing over Great Norbury Street.

For a view just a few moments earlier see Hyde DP Xtra.

To see more bridges visit San Franciso Bay Daily Photo.

Sunday Bridges The difference from a week ago

The same view from the Eastern motorway footbridge by Hyde Bus Station looking under the Clark Way bridge over the M67 as I showed you last week. That was taken before the latest cold snap hit. This was taken on Friday morning.


As before, I zoomed in on the Pennine Hills but they are now so snowladen that it is hard to tell where the sky begins.

For a view of the footbridge itself and the view in the opposite direction see Hyde DP Xtra.

See more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Distant Snow

A view from the Eastern motorway footbridge by Hyde Bus Station looking under the Clark Way bridge over the M67.

These were taken last Wednesday before the latest cold snap hit.


I zoomed in on the Pennine Hills to capture the slivers of snow.

Now it is white all over.

See more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

ABC Wednesday:U is for Underpass

This one passes under Stockport Road at Hattersley.

It leads from Chain Bar Lane into the estate proper.

Visit ABC Wednesday for more U posts.

Behind Clarendon Viaduct

Compare this view of the Clarendon Viaduct with the one I posted in December 2009.

It is still a derelict site with no public access and I imagine few of the people driving across it even realise they are on a viaduct as this view can only be seen by leaning over the wall.

This viaduct was erected in 1904.

See more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Pylons over Hattersley

These pylons (or towers as they are known as in the electricity transmission industry) form an electrical bridge over Ashworth Lane at Hattersley and across the site earmarked for a new Tesco superstore before marching on towards Harrop Edge.

A source I'm unable to name told me that this line was due for renewal in 2011 and opined that if a supermarket was to built here then their route would need to be realigned.

A wider view of these pylons can be seen on Geograph.

A closer view of the top of a pylon can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

See more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Through Godley Arches

Last Sunday I showed you the steps to Godley Station.

Turning left at the bottom of that set, before descending to the road, I took a photograph through one of the Godley Arches.

You can see the arches and the steps from street level in a post from January 2007.

See more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.