Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Town Hall

Town Hall

A rare view of Hyde Town Hall from the air. Once the hub of the town with the police station, courtroom and Fire Station in close proximity.

8 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your new site. You conjured up a lot of energy to do this and keep it going.

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  2. Thank you for stopping by Abe... this is a joint effort with my friend and fellow Hydonian Nancy. I have always been inspired by your blogs, your writing, your drawings, and of course your fantastic photographs. To have you stop by when I know you are not well at the moment is an honour.. .
    Thank you Abe

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  3. Hyde Town Hall is a wonderful building. I think it should be torn down and they could build yuppie flats or sheltered housing there, close to shops, (well, Asda anyway), school, (oh hang on, they demolished that to make way for Asda!), and the myriad of small shops other than take aways that are still left on Market Street. Seriously, I remember the public toilets at the corner where the crossing lady used to be, there was a bloke worked there leaning on a broom all day, sometimes cleaning. What a career choice!

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  4. The toilets are shut now... I remember that chap as well... he tried his best to keep the place clean... never liked those toilets as certain blokes used to hang around there... I know at least 2 that made a terrible choice on who to approach... ha!

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  5. Ghost of Red Pump StSunday, 05 September, 2010

    Without doubt the best building in tameside !!

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  6. Those scenes of the old police station in Water Street are still being shown on footage of the committal hearing of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley whenever a new programme is made for TV. There was a queue of women at the court entrance in Corporation Street, stretching like a huge snake around the Water Street corner - my mother was amongst them. A former mayor of Hyde, Mrs Dorothy Adamson, was Chairman of the Bench at the hearing.

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  7. Hi Werneth Low
    I believe my Grandmother was there....
    We not covered it on here.. I don't feel the need to,... there as been so much wrote about it... it is the same with Shipman... Hyde as so much more to it than those dark deeds.

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