Hyde Name Origins.

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 .

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Disappeared Mills

James North Factory formerly Slack Mill.
Now demolished.
The photo is taken from the top of Bradbury Street.

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Photo supplied by Dave.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Such a shame that all these types of Mills have disappeared from the area.. I rather liked them.

Thursday, 12 January, 2012

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