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 .
Friday, 4 November 2011
Ashton Brothers Views
View from Park Road
View From Lodge Lane
Thank you to Grant for these pictures, he took these in the early 1990s
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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!
5 comments:
Great photos ,Grant, especially the 2nd one!
Ashton Brothers was huge, wasn't it!
Love the blog. I like the second pic, view from lodge lane.
I like how the houses look tiny in comparison to the Ashton Brothers building.
I agree - I like the way telephoto lenses can often make a well-known street or road look so unfamiliar.
I've noticed that. I took one of Stockport Road recently and it looked completely different.
Barry in Oz here, My Dad worked there from 1978 until just after Charles & Di got married.
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