Cordwells on Clarendon Street

Cordwells' Amusement Arcade shares a building with Artingstall optometrist on Clarendon Street.

Cordwells also have another venue on the Market Place that includes a café, but that is about close.

You can see the café on Hyde Daily Photo.

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New operator for the Backbower circular.

The bus leaving Hyde bus station last Thursday is a #342 on the Backbower circular. It is being operated by Stotts of Oldham after the previous operator Speedwells suddenly ceased trading the day before. On the left is the Astoria bingo hall which closed down in 2010. On the right is the Job Centre and in the background is the Bike-n-Hound public house.

The same bus on the #344 route (the Backbower circular in the opposite direction) can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

Front entrance to HBS Pharmacy

A new pharmacy opened on Market Street recently. HBS have taken over a former furniture store.

There are already two pharmacies (Lloyds and a Co-op) in the same block. This makes three now and there are a another three (two Boots [one ex-Nupharm] and another Co-op) within the town centre.

Like the other two they have a main entrance on the front of Market Street and a rear entrance onto the Long Meadow car park.

You can view the rear entrance on Hyde Daily Photo.

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After a stormy night

The morning after a very stormy night. There were large puddles on the footpath. Several branches have been blown down and are lying in the roadway. There is a blue rope wrapped around the tree but what might have been attached thereto I have no idea. The tree's reflection in one of the puddles can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

ABC Wednesday: Z is for Zeenath

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I did Z is for Zeenath back in July 2008. I've no compunction about doing it again. That time I showed a view of the side window on Port Street.

This time I'm showing the front of the shop on Market Street.

Household domestic spares, fancy goods, small DIY and electrical goods. The windows and walls of the shop are stacked with all manner of stuff, yet there's just enough room for a few customers to go in and turn around.

A wider view of the front can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

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D Sharpe & Son.

On the corner of Lumn Road and Townend Street is leather & grindery merchant, D Sharpe & Son, suppliers of aprons, belts, straps &c. It is almost opposite the site of the former James North factory which produced leather products for worldwide distribution.

See the premises on Hyde Daily Photo.

Reflections under Dowson Road Bridge

There was a big puddle under Dowson Road bridge on Christmas Day.

A man walking his dog passed me along the Trans Pennine Trail and I captured their reflection in the water.

Another reflection from that day can be seen on Hyde Daily Photo.

More reflections can be found on Weekend Reflections.

Hyde Market at the end of 2011

This is how Hyde Market looked on January 31st, 2011.

In 2012 an extensive revamp of Hyde Market is to take place. The £1.2m redevelopment will begin in January and 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 trees will be removed and new permanent stalls provided.

The planning application files can be downloaded from the Tameside MBC website.

A closer view of the stall roofs can be found on Hyde Daily Photo.

Best of Hyde Daily 2011: Runner-up and Full results

Reflections in a Tuba was the close runner-up in the competition for Best of Hyde Daily Photo 2011.

The winning shot can be viewed on Hyde Daily Photo.

Full size versions of all twelve contenders can be found on Best of Hyde 2011

Here are the full results with links to the original postings and comments by the voters.

1st (160 votes) By Captain Clarke's Bridge -- such a classic image of Hyde -- takes me back 50 years well done. -- it demonstrates that the sun occasionally shines! -- for being charming (and I always like reflection shots) -- so scenic and adorns many calendars and booklets of Hyde and district. -- I used to go down by the canal fishing with my dad and often used to play on the bridge. -- served my apprenticeship at Joseph Adamson & Co. walked along the canal to work and under the bridge -- the watery reflections and peacefulness combine to make this a beautiful shot -- . my brother and I played there as children, lovely memory -- A beautiful spot, a beautiful shot.

2nd (155 votes) Reflections in a Tuba -- even if it shows that it was raining in July. -- for being clever, -- for trying something a little different. -- I love a reflection, most people never notice them. -- love the reflections and the persistence despite the rain.

3rd (81 votes) Monochrome Market Street -- Beautiful black and white and my favorite place. -- Modern businesses using the old buildings and shops of days gone by -- Was raised (upper Market St) in Hyde and left 40 years ago (now in California); brings back the feel of the old days (B&W&Grey)

4th (70 votes) Pond at Pole Bank -- We used to go to Pole Bank when we visited my gran at Gee Cross -- An awesome photo; like your others, not only is this one beautiful, it evokes happy memories of childhood.

5th (62 votes) Cycling under the M67 -- truly evocative of so many things.

6th (61 votes) Book Bargains -- Bargain books indeed; even cheaper than a charity shop! -- (still raining in August) -- the market ground because they are changing it once again. -- you have gotta love a market and ya gotta love a bargain.

7th (52 votes) Mothering Sunday Race -- The path the runners were on I now go along to Zion church -- I like the oncoming "tide" of runners coming through the trees and washing around you.

8th (50 votes) Grey Day for Cemetery Chapel I'm partial to well-kept historical buildings. -- for being a good B & W shot -- what a tragedy that the council are going to demolish it.

9th (49 votes) Leaving Hyde Central -- Great picture fantastic depth. -- Great Norbury Street I walked up for years to school -- I used to live on Great Norbury street and remember the steam trains!

10th (40 votes) Wardle Brook Avenue -- the name always makes me shiver as I can't forget the Moors Murderers who once lived there but how it has all changed now.

11th (31 votes) Acorn Hill - so quaint.

12th Wheelie Bins in Tinker's Passage -- I used to walk home along here each time I had been to see my beloved Hyde F.C.