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 .
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Mottram Old Road
Here is a postcard of Mottram Old Road, just below Werneth Low.
I wouldn't like to see kids playing in the middle of the road nowadays !!
Going back to a very old post, if this wall is the one where the 'penny slot' was, just beyond Jackson's shop, do you think the building on the left nearest the camera is the hospital lodge? By the looks of it, this picture pre-dates the row of houses on the right hand side which are still 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!
5 comments:
What a lovely view.. that area must have been so pleasant.
The wall on the left is still there. It was repointed when Alder Community High school was built.
Going back to a very old post, if this wall is the one where the 'penny slot' was, just beyond Jackson's shop, do you think the building on the left nearest the camera is the hospital lodge? By the looks of it, this picture pre-dates the row of houses on the right hand side which are still there.
Where the 'penny slot' still is.
Thanks John. I'm glad it's still there.
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