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Sunday, 17 June 2012
James North Clock
Here are two photos of "Norths Clock" which now stands at the roundabout next to the Ring 'o' Bells public house. It used to be within the confines of James North Factory before its demolition to make way for a housing estate circa 1998.
Where it used to stand.
Where it stands now.
The plaque on James Drive.
A map showing the location of the roundabout where James North Clock stands.
(Too) long time no see, which I feel is a shame on me. I see you are doing valuable work in digging up and preserving local history. Such history is soon forgotten unless people like you take on the job. I hope all is well.
Hi there, my father was the publican of the ring o bells and I was born at aspland maternity home on 18th february 1958,my dad used to tell me obout the foul stench that used to come from the norths factory,
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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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(Too) long time no see, which I feel is a shame on me. I see you are doing valuable work in digging up and preserving local history. Such history is soon forgotten unless people like you take on the job.
I hope all is well.
Hi there,
my father was the publican of the ring o bells and I was born at aspland maternity home on 18th february 1958,my dad used to tell me obout the foul stench that used to come from the norths factory,
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