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, 24 November 2011
Old Postcards
Two nice postcards here.
First one is on Green Lane looking towards Mottram Old Road & the second one is an unknown location but thought to be on Werneth Low.
Both Postcards look from the same era judging by the boys shirts.
The lad stood on the cart to the right is Hardy Robinson ( lived on a farm at the back of the Low, could have been Bottoms hall farm ) and the one holding the donkey's head is Joseph Robinson (my father ) from Green farm Green lane. It looks like the same donkey it belonged to Joseph. See Swan family post for other picture taken on Mottram Old Rd.
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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:
Excellent pictures...
Same donkey? Same boys?
Could possibly be...they look very similar..
The lad stood on the cart to the right is Hardy Robinson ( lived on a farm at the back of the Low, could have been Bottoms hall farm ) and the one holding the donkey's head is Joseph Robinson (my father ) from Green farm Green lane. It looks like the same donkey it belonged to Joseph. See Swan family post for other picture taken on Mottram Old Rd.
Hello again Ivor... thank you so much for putting names to the lads.... glad to see you are still dropping by..
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