The name "HYDE" is derived from the hide, a measure of land for taxation purposes, taken to be that area of land necessary to support a peasant family. In later times it was taken to be equivalent to 120 acres .
Thursday, 9 December 2010
1906 Gee Cross Flood
Looking up Higham Lane with Holy Trinity in the background.
Stockport Road with the Werneth pub on the lefthand side.
Thanks to John Hopwood for the great newspaper account!
Fantastic posting Nancy... that must have a scary storm... reminds me of how Glossop suffered a few years back... I've seen pictures of Hoviley Brow and the damage it caused there...
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Tom, Dave, Paul and I would like to say thank you to everyone for contributing to this blog in some small way - even if that means just reading it! It's been more of a success than we could ever have dreamt of and that's all down to you ! It was our intention to get Hyde "on the record" as it were and it seems to be heading in the right direction. We are very proud of Hyde and would like it's history to live on!
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Fantastic posting Nancy... that must have a scary storm... reminds me of how Glossop suffered a few years back... I've seen pictures of Hoviley Brow and the damage it caused there...
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