ABC Wednesday: T is for Tesco

Tesco are building a superstore on land at Hattersley. The land used to be occupied by houses but these were demolished some years when the estate was re-generated.

I suspect that the hole being dug in the foreground is for petrol tanks and this area will be a filling station.

Another photograph of the construction work can be found on Hyde Daily Photo.

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China Kitchen and former Globe Inn

The former Globe Inn next door to the China Kitchen on Lumn Road is being converted into flats.

Below is how it looked five years ago.



For the current view down Lumn Road see Hyde Daily Photo.

Hattersley Monkey Puzzle Tree revisited

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The Hattersley monkey puzzle tree was moved from its original location in October 2010 in order to make way for a new supermarket.

Now the land off Chain Bar Road behind it is being used as a works unit for the construction work.

See its original site on Hyde Daily Photo.

Hyde John Clarke and Ann Clarke

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Hyde John Clark (1777-1857) was commonly known as Captain Clark. This memorial to him is on the wall of the porch of St George's Church.

In a recent BBC documentary in the "Who Do You Think You Are" series he was revealed as the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Sebastian Coe and the illegitimate son of a slave trader.

An account of his life can be found on Old Hyde.

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Sacred to the memory of Ann Clarke wife of Hyde John Clarke Captain Royal Navy Died August 21st 1843 Aged 34 years.

See the two adjacent memorials in situ on Hyde Daily Photo.

ABC Wednesday: P is for Pole Bank

Pole Bank was the home of the Ashton family, prominent mill-owners. The house is now a private nursing home. The grounds, however are a public open space.

I first published a photo of the pond in May 2008. In early 2010 the pond was dredged as part of renovation work which you can see here and also here.

This photograph was taken yesterday. It was raining heavily and I had to shelter under the trees as best I could. Another photograph from a different angle can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

A vintage view can be found on Old Hyde.

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