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, 18 September 2012
Hamel Street Newton
Looking down Hamel Street
Hamel Street looking towards Talbot
Thanks to Google maps for the up to date pictures... today's post is a 'quicky,'. If anyone would like to do a posting for us send it in by email and we will do the rest.
Thank you
Tom
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Barry in Oz here. Top photo, house on immediate right was where Mr J Brooks lived. Mr Brooks was a member of the World Champions Hyde Seal in the early 1900s. He was an old friend of my Grandad who walked down from his Chippy in Talbot Rd with me to visit him every Friday.
Hi Barry My mate Jack Cheetham used to live on 'Back Hamel Street'.. outside in an out building a chap used to make toffee on a slab of marble, Jack recalls him working the toffee on a hook above the marble.
Hi Tom, your dad's cousin, Albert Wigley,(my uncle) lived in one of the flats on Hamel street,near where the silver car is parked on pic 2 until he passed away in 1991. The state of the road surface is terrible in the old photos ! Best Regards, Dave Hamilton.
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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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Barry in Oz here. Top photo, house on immediate right was where Mr J Brooks lived. Mr Brooks was a member of the World Champions Hyde Seal in the early 1900s. He was an old friend of my Grandad who walked down from his Chippy in Talbot Rd with me to visit him every Friday.
Hi Barry
My mate Jack Cheetham used to live on 'Back Hamel Street'..
outside in an out building a chap used to make toffee on a slab of marble, Jack recalls him working the toffee on a hook above the marble.
Hi Tom,
your dad's cousin, Albert Wigley,(my uncle) lived in one of the flats on Hamel street,near where the silver car is parked on pic 2 until he passed away in 1991. The state of the road surface is terrible in the old photos !
Best Regards,
Dave Hamilton.
Hi Dave... what a crying shame I never got to know the man... he only lived across from me as you know...
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