One Off Engineering

One Off Engineering on Simpson Street shares its premises with a couple of other businesses.

See their one-off signs on Hyde Daily Photo.

Clocks on the Trail

Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion, grows alongside the TransPennine trail.

After flowering is finished, the dandelion flower head dries out for a day or two. The dried petals and stamens drop off, the bracts reflex (curve backwards), and the parachute ball opens into a full sphere. Finally, the seed-bearing parachutes expand and lift out of it. After the seed is released, the parachutes lose their feathered structure and take on a fuzzy, cotton-like appearance.

We call these "dandelion clocks".

For a closer view see Hyde Daily Photo.

Looking Up Cheetham Fold Lane

Taken about a month ago during the brief warm sunny spell before the weather turned back to wintry again.

For a view in the opposite direction see Hyde Daily Photo.

For more shadows visit Hey Harriet.

Godley Hall Inn at Goldey Hill

A view up the path to Godley Hill and the inn built in 1718 which stands on the site of an earlier Manor House.


This is the view from the other side where it lies at the end of a small street.


Another view of the inn from across the car park can be found on Hyde Daily Photo. That view can be contrasted with a 1999 photograph on Old Hyde which describes the building's Grade II listed status.

Cherry Laurel

Cherry laurel is poking through the fence of Tameside Caravans on Russell Street.

Prunus laurocerasus is an evergreen shrub and an invasive plant. Its rapid growth, coupled with its evergreen habit and its tolerance of drought and shade, often allow it to out-compete and kill off native plant species. It is spread by birds, through the seeds in their droppings.

For a wider view see Hyde Daily Photo.

The Chapman Arms Sign

The pub sign for the Chapman Arms which can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

According to Daves History of Hattersley

In 1858 the Manor House was sold to John Chapman, Member of Parliament for Grimsby. A local farm-house was turned into a pub and became the Chapman Arms in his honour. It was demolished and replaced in 1967.

and according to Wikipedia

Chapman died at his house at Hill End in Mottram where he was also lord of the manor of Hattersley and as such always supported the residents of the area including presenting them with a free library.

and that's all I know.

Queen Adelaide's Present

Details from the frame around "The Highland Shepherdess", one of nine pieces of needlework worked by Queen Adelaide herself and donated to a bazaar held in 1835 to raise funds for a school in Hyde. It was purchased by a member of the Tinker family and passed down through the family into the possession of Margaret (Peggy) Tinker. She has generously passed this artefact into the custody of St George's Church.

The church hope to have it restored in due course.

Queen Adelaide was born in 1792. She married William, Duke of Clarence in 1818. He reigned as King William IV from 1830 until 1837. Queen Adelaide died in 1849.


A photograph of the tapestry in its frame can be found on Old Hyde.

An enhanced photograph of the tapestry can be found on Hyde Daily Photo.

For more "Q" posts this week visit ABC Wednesday.

Dandelions on Knott Fold Bridge

Knott Fold Bridge crosses the former Godley to Apethorn railway, now used by the TransPennine Trail.

See how it looked in July 2009.

See the side of the bridge on Hyde Daily Photo.

More Sunday bridges can be found on San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Talbot House

This large house on the corner of Great Norbury Street and Croft Street was once a family home but is now split into offices and flats.

See a close up of the roof on Hyde Daily Photo.