ABC Wednesday: X is for Xmas Fete Xtra

The Xmas Fete featured here took place at the Central Methodist Church on Crook Street a few weeks ago.

Another photo from the fete can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

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Foxholes Tree

This tree stands by the side the Trans Pennine Trail at Foxholes just below Knott Fold.

I took this shortly after midday on Christmas Day just after an Emirates airline plane flew over.

See how the tree looked in July 2009.

See the plane flying over on Hyde Daily Photo.

Carols in Clarendon

While the Salvation Army were playing outside on the market, members of the Hyde Fellowship of Churches were leading carol singing inside the Clarendon Shopping Centre.

A photograph of the singers can be found on Hyde Daily Photo.

ABC Wednesday: W is for Waiting

The folk here were waiting for the Christmas lights to be turned on back in November.

They were switched on by pantomime dame Bev Moss after the crowd had been entertained by Mossley Band and other performers.

Another photograph from that evening is on Hyde Daily Photo.

I'll show you the lights on the Town Hall tomorrow.

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Equitable Warehouse on Railway Street

This is the old Hyde Equitable Co-operative Society warehouse on Railway Street. The middle floors are occupied by businesses but the top floor offices and basement storage areas are currently to let.

For a closer look, see Hyde Daily Photo.

Plans for the future of Hyde Market

Signboards have recently been erected showing details of the extensive revamp of Hyde Market that is to take place next year.

According to the BBC News report

The £1.2m redevelopment of a Greater Manchester market will begin in January 2012 following the completion of a public consultation.

The revamp of Hyde Market will see the creation of a civic space for events and a change in the layout of stalls to improve access.

Key elements of the proposed scheme include the use of high quality materials, removal of street clutter, changing the lay-out of the stalls to improve access to Clarendon Square shopping centre, and the creation of a civic space.

The work will take place in two phases so that half of the market will remain open and in use whilst work takes place on the other half. The whole work should be completed by September 2012.

The plans can be found on the TMBC planning website.

For a night-time view of Hyde Market as it looks now, see Hyde Daily Photo.

Croft Street Bridge

Crossing over the railway line from Rose Hill (Marple) to Piccadilly (Manchester) is the bridge on Croft Street.

The street leads from Hyde town centre to the Adamson Industrial Estate based around a group of 19th century warehouses next to the Peak Forest canal.

The view of the railway line from the bridge can be seen on my 2nd December post on Hyde Daily Photo.

A glimpse of the bridge from the back of Bowling Green Street can be seen today on Hyde Daily Photo.

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

ABC Wednesday:U is for Union Street (looking West)

Looking West along Union Street to the library, originally Hyde Technical School and Free Library. It opened in 1897 replacing the former Mechanics Institute. In recent years the building was shared between the library and Tameside College but the college has moved out and the library has been extensively refurbished.

The car park to the left is on the site of the original Hyde Baths.

For the view looking East see Hyde Daily Photo.

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