Some Adverts from Old Hyde

 
A photo showing Brookes and Sons which is mentioned on the page above.
Brookes is the shop with the green sign next to the tram !




The top page supplied by Susan.
Many thanks for sharing !

Gerrards, Gee Cross

"As a youngster during the War, a favourite place to play was Pole Bank and between exploring in the woods and playing Cricket or Football on the paddock [until the groundsman threw us off] we had a great time. 

On the way home, we would turn left outside Pole Bank and I remember a setback row of old cottages and then Bagshaw's farm then another row of cottages that came out to the sidewalk and at the end of this row was a tower. I came across this photo the other day in a book and it brought memories flooding back. This was our "Haunted House". At that time is was in disrepair and nothing like the photo here but, you could go inside and climb the stairs and look out of the upstairs windows. For some reason it seemed to us as the scariest place around and we were convinced it was haunted. Even though we were scared to death to go inside, somehow kids were, and probably still are, wanting to get scared, perhaps because we knew that however scared we were, we always got safely home for our dinner. 

The caption on the photo says that it was built by the Ashtons and was a clock tower to help their employees get to work on time.There was an inscription around the clock face "Whilst thou lookest I fly".... "


   
Another great account and photo sent to us by Graham Sharp. 
Many Thanks, Graham !!

Hyde United Football Programme

Today we have a couple of pages from a Hyde United programme dated November 11th 1950.

Some great old adverts from long gone businesses.

Many Thanks to Susan for sending them to us. :)
If anyone else has anything similar, please dont hesitate to send them to us.
All photos and memories much appreciated !

A view about town.

Here are a couple of local postcards.

 

  

Here is a rather striking picture of Hyde Town Hall circa 1950's

 
Church Avenue, Gee Cross.

View from King Edward Road

 The following was sent in to us via email by Susan J .. It's a wonderful view !

Over to Susan...

"The photo was taken by me in, I would guess 1993-ish, from King Edward Road next to the Labour Club.  I love the view here of the rise up to the Werneth, then Treacle Brow and to Holy Trinity Church at the top.  Also interesting is the height of the wall from behind Arch Joinery up to Stockport Road.  In my young days this site was occupied by Moore's who I think were leather dressers or something like that.  I know it also as Whittaker's Whim. .. "




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Great photograph, Susan.
Thanks for sending it to us :)

The Singing Street !

The following was sent to us via email...

Over to Janet....

" I posted a comment last October about Trevor Grimshaw and having a signed copy of the Singing Street, you replied asking if I could scan a copy of the cover. I've attached a copy of the cover and the inside front cover which is signed by both Trevor and Mike Harding. In my comment I said it was an exhibition in Hyde but thinking back I'm pretty sure it was in Stalybridge Town Hall and we all went to Stalybridge Station Bar - a favourite of Trevor's - for drinks afterwards. He was exhibiting his 'scenes from a train window' - I think that's what he called it. It was a series of drawings which, although, independent pieces when displayed next to each other were sequential and represented the view from each window of a train carriage. It was around the time when he did the opening credits for the television series on rail journeys..."





A great book and how lucky to have a signed copy !
Many Thanks for sharing with us, Janet, much appreciated.

Joel Lane Methodist Church Flower Queen

Janet Wardley very kindly sent us the following photographs...
They all look very pretty :)

"Here are a few pictures of Joel Lane Methodist Church Flower Queen Gee Cross  in the late 60s"

 

 




Many Thanks, Janet.
Much appreciated :)

Postcard from a bygone era.

Today we have a postcard of Hyde Hospital .

A couple of years ago it was supposed to be earmarked for demolition and the building of new houses on the site. Does anyone know what happened to the proposals?

Re: HYDE NORTH/HYDE JUNCTION

Re: HYDE NORTH/HYDE JUNCTION

This excellent and amusing account was sent to us via email by Tony Downend who is a wonderful scource of old local photographs that were taken by his father.
over to Tony.... 
 

"Some excellent pics of the above were posted some weeks ago by, I think by Mr Graham Sharp?

To add to this current interest here are a few  more taken again by my Pater  between 1951  & 53...as is in this case when I'm unsure I usually say 1952...but then I'm always open to correction!

Shown in these pics is the line running up to Sheffield and already, as can be seen, it has  been (recently) electrified which may well date all of the pics.   Pic 1: I recall on the rail track running right alongside the brick wall there of Daniel Adamson's their own  company steam engine, the brightly coloured (green?)  Little Enoch.

The final epic shows my Uncle Frank (Roe) who was the porter on Hyde Junction...and this was much to his little nephew's chagrin who by that time was a budding little train spotter and in the company of an older boy would start the journey to spot trains, don't tell Mother, on  London Road  Station,  Manchester from the not so convenient Hyde Central...my hiding  under carriage seats when when old push-and-pull pulled into Hyde Junction...the strapped pulling open the door by Uncle standing there my I seeing only his dark uniformed legs...an indelibly etched memory daring do..."

 

 










Uncle Frank, Porter.

Many Thanks, Tony - keep the photos coming !!
They are much appreciated ! :)

Another sad day !

Below is the latest Hyde pub casualty.
Sadly, the Ring 'o' Bells on Stockport Road has pulled its last pint.
There will be no pubs left in Hyde at this rate !

Hyde Chapel History

The following account is taken from the "Annals of Hyde" by Thomas Middleton.

 The old and original Hyde Chapel building.

The new and present building

Postcard of the Rev. Henry Enfield Dowson, B.A., 1867-1925. 

He became the Minister of Hyde Chapel in 1867 and served them for 51 years !

Kirkley House.

I don't know much about this next postcard only that it is entitled "Kirkley House".
I have no information on who the children were or the date it was taken..




I recently found a map that showed me where Kirkley House was located which I have enclosed below.



Kirkley house was/is ? situated around where Kirkley Street now stands.
Kirkley street is off Dowson Road.

If anyone has any more information they could give us on Kirkley House please contact the blog.

Thank you :)


EDIT 
 The following information was sent to us by Olwen...

Kirkley House is the house standing on Kirkley Street leading to the garage.

Whilst doing my family tree recently I found that my Great grandfather (Harry Mather Born 1881) lived there as a small child. When I was doing my research I called at the house to ask if I might take a 'photo and was kindly invited inside to see quite a few of the original features of the house- very emotional to see where my great grand father went upstairs to bed!!   

On a map of Hyde in 1897 Kirkley Hat Works is shown between Higher Henry Street, Thornley Street and Swain Street (Dowson Road) so presumably the house had something to do with the works. As children, I and my cousins were always told that John Mather (father of Harry) owned a hat factory off Swain street but have no paperwork to substantiate this - perhaps he was the Manager and the reason why he lived in Kirkley House.  

 The photo of the little girls looks to me to be taken on Church Street near St George's Church wall. 

Many Thanks, Olwen !! :)

Olwen
Update 15-01-2019

Olwen if you read this could you get in touch please by email, I have a message to pass on to you from someone in Canada
hydonian@gmail.com

St Georges early 1970's

Here are two great photos lent to us by Ruth Dawson .

St Georges Junior School Nativity Play in 1972.
Ruth is far right on the middle row.
Some other names include...

• Linda Baker, Crispin Trueman, Colleen Ellis Jones, the Titterington Twins, Gillian Taylor, Geoffrey Lloyd, Ivan Freeman, Neil Thorpe, Fiona Cook, Gaynor Green, Jackie Stewart....

  If anyone recognises anyone else please let us know !

St Georges Whit Walks . Walking up Market Street.
Ruth is far right and Susan Blackshaw is next to her .

(I used to call the jewellers shop British Rail jewellers because of the initials ) :)

Many Thanks, Ruth.
The photos brought back some familiar faces and great memories :)

St Georges Sunday School.

A postcard showing St Georges Sunday School Whit Walks banner.
If anyone can help with the date, please let us know !

St Thomas the Apostle

A lovely old postcard of St Thomas's Church on Lumn Road.



The church was built in 1868. 
I am happy to say that it is still open although the congregation is much smaller than it used to be. I suppose this is a sign of the times.

The graveyard was declared full during the 1950s.

More history can be found here.


A previous post on St Thomas's

Thank you.

Hyde Baths

I was asked recently if I knew when Hyde Swimming Baths were closed down and the buildings demolished and although I used to go there regularly I couldn't actually remember when this was. I believe it was around 1984-ish but not 100% sure . I would be grateful if anyone could actually tell me the precise date.



I know the Baths were opened on  May 4th 1889.
I also know that the Leisure Pool on Walker Lane was originally built in June 1988 and has undergone various refurbishments over the past 25 years.

 
Aeriel view of the Leisure centre taken a few years ago.

The distictive red stand of Hyde United (now Hyde FC) can be seen top left. This is now dark blue .
Walker Lane runs along the bottom of the picture. The road to the right is Grange Road North or, as it used to be known, Fairbrother Street !
The field to the right used to be known as "Charlie Barbers Field".

Edit
Charlie Barbers Field was opposite the leisure pool on the other side of Walker Lane - where Leigh Primary now stands !
Thanks Bill :)

Map courtesy of Bing maps.

Pole Bank Hall Past Occupants

Pole Bank Hall   (Past occupants and their families)

 

Pole Bank Film

Hope this is of interest to Pole Bank lovers like myself. I've done the research, cross-checked, double-checked and all the rest of it and pretty sure all facts and dates are now spot on but of course welcome any scrutiny.  The music I'm sure you won't be taking along to any parties but I think it fits the mood in this case.

Many thanks to sources of information used including  thepeerage.com (top class site and free) /Graces Guide/ Tameside Estates Dept./Tameside Archives.

Another great post by David Barlow.
Many Thanks !

Pudding Lane

A lovely postcard of an untouched Pudding Lane - Beautiful indeed !

Hyde Junction

HYDE NORTH/HYDE JUNCTION.

Prior to 1951, what is now known as Hyde North was Hyde Junction.

It was situated at the junction of the line going south through Hyde and to Hayfield and Macclesfield and the line going to Hadfield and Sheffield with a spur to Glossop, this line was later electrified 

but not the line through Hyde.As a passenger station it served only the line going south towards Hyde.

Although named Hyde and situated there [I think] it served the industrial district of Dukinfield rather than Hyde with such companies as Fletcher Miller and Adamsons.

The second photo[1968] shows the station buildings looking south to Hyde [is that St. Stephens in the background?]


 The third shows a diesel going towards Manchester having come from either Macclesfield or Hayfield [1970]


 The fourth, from 1948 shows a steam train[pre electrification] from Manchester London Road heading towards Hadfield/Glossop with Adamsons in the background.


 The final photo...all that I can say is that it looks ready for the Dr. Beeching axe!


Another excellent account supplied with wonderful photos sent to us by Graham Sharp !

Thank you very much & keep up the great work, Graham. :)

Memories of Walls

 Below are a couple of photographs and a great account of working for The Walls Meat Company by Ken Charles...

 Over to Ken....

 

"Hi

I worked for T. Walls Meat & Handy Foods (changed name to The Walls Meat Company) for 11 years from 1968 to 1979 on van sales in Cheltenham

We had five vans parking at Walls Ice Cream Factory and three in Worcester

I had some great memories .

I was taking £1,100 per week in sales of just sausages and pies.

The company were slaughtering 40000 pigs a week  !!

 

We were supplied with  a trilby hat, overalls, ties, and shirts. We also had van boys who had blue and white striped overalls.  We were the envy of our competitors.

No refrigeration in the vans we used to get dry ice from the ice cream cold store in the summer to put over the stock we had left and the company supplied a blanket to go on top.

I have attached a couple of photos of the van we had just had a new van with refrigeration the one where you can see the back of the van was one without refrigeration

I also have a model of one of the first T Ford sales vans yellow top blue bottom, advert Eat Well- Eat Walls

 

We used to in the early days have a conference every year in London with an over night stay..

One funny story we used to have auditors who would come and audit you stock some times over night .

The one auditor (I remember his name)left his weighing scales and when we all came back at night he had a bit of the scales in each hand and wanted to know who had run over it with the van .

No one saw that.

 

I have many more great memories."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much, Ken. :)

Please send us a picture of the "Eat Well - Eat Walls" van if possible !