The bottom end of Market Street

At the bottom end of Market Street is the entrance to the bus station.

##17-19 Market Street was occupied by Waterways Bathrooms but the company was dissolved in March 2014 and the premises are now empty.

#21 was the surgery of Dr Harold Shipman. Following his conviction it remained empty for some years before being occupied by Oakland Domestic Appliances but they have since moved up the street to premises previously occupied by Ethel Austin, leaving #21 unoccupied again.

#23 was the Co-operative Pharmacy but the Co-operative Pharmacy Group, the third largest pharmacy chain in the UK, was sold for £620m in October 2014 to Bestway who have re-branded the pharmacies as "Well Pharmacy".

In the early 1960s #25 Market Stret was the temporary home of Martin's Bank but since then it has been Harrison's newsagents.

#27 is Lloyds Pharmacy, one of three pharmacies on Market Street.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Zion Congregational Roll of Honour

A framed Roll of Honour lists members of the congregation of Zion Congregational Church, Hyde who served in the armed forces during WW1.

It shows surname, first names of initials, and rank, and identifies those who were killed, died, or taken prisoner.

Pte ASHWORTH T
LcCpl ALDRED James
Pte BOTTOMS William (Killed)
Pte BOTTOMS Joe
Pte BOTTOMS John
Pte BOTTOMS Ernest
Driver BAILEY C
Pte BAILEY Frank
Sergt BROADBENT James
Pte BROADBENT Robert
Driver BOON Arthur
Bombar BARTON WALKER
Pte BARTON J (Killed)
Pte BOOTH W
Pte BOOTH Sam (Killed)
Driver BARDSLEY R
Sapper BRADSHAW Hiram
LcCpl CLARKE Frank
AirMec CLARKE J Herbert
Pte COCKS G S
Cpl CROMPTON R
Pte CHEETHAM Horace
Trooper COOPER Joe
Pte COOPER James
Pte COOPER William
NavalOfficer DENTON Ernest
Pte DENT Tom
Trooper DENT Frank
Pte DOUTHWAITE Henry (Killed)
Rifleman DOUTHWAITE W H
Pte DANIELS J
Pte DOWNHILL J (Pr of Wr)
Pte EADES Albert
Pte EDWARDS Harry (Killed)
Sergt EDWARDS Percy
Pte GREEN Dyson
Pte GUNNEL Herbert (Pr of Wr)
AirMec GARSIDE George
Pte GARSIDE Fred
Gunner HALLSWORTH Jack
A B HALLSWORTH William
Pte HOUGHTON W A
Cpl HORNER D
McGunner HIGGINBOTTOM Albert
Driver HIGGINBOTTOM J
Pte HANNIBLE A
Pte HADLEY O
Pte HOLLAND F
A B HIGGINS A
Cpl HIGGINS E
Cpl HOPKINSON A
Pte HYDE William
Pte HYDE Joe (Pr of Wr)
Sergt HYDE James
Pte HYDE James Smith
Pte HANSON John
Pte HARDMAN Ernest (Pr of Wr)
Pte HODGSON J B
Sergt HOWCROFT J G
Pte HOLT Arnold (Killed)
Gunner JOHNSON James
Pte JOHNSON Gaylard (Killed)
Pte JONES William
Pte KING Charles (Killed)
LcCpl KNOWLES A
Driver KNOWLES W
Pte KEMPSTER Joe
Pte LAWTON J
Cpt LEVER Ernest
Pte LORD Arthur
LcCpl LOWE Allan (Pr of Wr)
Pte McLELLAN J E
Sapper MASSER Jack
Gunner MASSER Sidney
Sapper MASSER Austin
Pte MILLEN Andrew
Pte MATHER Wilfred L
Pte MATHER T (Killed)
Pte MILNES F
Pte MOORES Fred (Pr of Wr)
Pte OGDEN Joe (Killed)
Pte PRIEST Harold
Pte PRIEST Arthur
Pte PLATT E
Pte PALMER J
Pte PERRIN Austin
Sergt PROCTOR Wilfred (Pr of Wr)
Pte ROWBOTHAM S
Pte ROWBOTHAM P
Pte SMITH John
Gunner SMITH G
Pte SMITH F (Killed)
Pte SMITH Leslie (Killed)
Pte SLATER J E
Pte SAWYER J
Pte SAWYER E
Pte SAWYER W
LcCpl SWINDELLS S
Lieut SIDEBOTTOM William
Pte SIDEBOTTOM Joe
Air Mec SIDEBOTTOM Harry
Pte STANFIELD William
Pte SUTCLIFFE Raymond
Pte TAYLOR P
Pte TAYLOR A (Killed)
Pte TAYLOR B (Killed)
LcCpl TUSON Albert
Pte TUSON Jack (Killed)
Pte TUNSTALL James
Pte TAIT John (Died)
Pte VAUGHAN Harry
Sergt WILLIAMS R C
Pte WILLIAMS Arnold
Pte WINDEBANK F
Pte WINDEBANK T W
Pte WOOD George Henry
Pte WOOD E
WirelessOpr WOOD Reginald
WirelessOpr WOOD Sidney
Navl Artfr WILKINSON George
Pte WILSON C
Pte WALTON A
Pte WHARMBY W
LcCpl YOUNG Harry
To date Sept 1st 1918

Names omitted from the above list
Sergt MYCOCK Julius (Died)
Pte WALKER James (MM)
Pte WILIAMSON Arthur
Sergt CAVENY Joe (Killed)
Pte KIRKHAM Willaim
Pte KNOWLES George
Pte KNOWLES Samuel
Pte LEES Edwin
Pte MOORES William

A contribution to Inspired Sundays.

Godley/Hyde Township Boundary Stone

This boundary stone between the Townships of Godley and Hyde stands in front of the wall of 196 Mottram Road.

It is similar to the Werneth/Bredbury boundary stone and the Hyde/Werneth boundary stone.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Tracks among the buttercups

Hyde College on Stockport Road, Gee Cross opened around 1960. It later became part of Tameside College and was closed in July 2007. Having been in mothballs for many years the site is now being sold in order to help fund a super college in Ashton under Lyne and despite being on Green Belt land a planning application has been made for an estate of 40 houses to be built on the site.

Something has been making large tracks among the buttercups that grow in the grounds.

A contribution to
Skywatch Friday;
Floral Fridays.

Bye Bye B&Q

B&Q has now moved out of their Hyde branch. The remaining signs urge customers to visit them at their bigger stores in Ashton (5 miles away) and Stockport (7.5 miles away) - OK if you have a car - neither store is very accessible using public transport.

Aldi also used to be here until they moved to new premises just down the road. Their old premises were briefly occupied in 2011 by Pound Empire Xtra.

All that is left here now is £-pound stretcher extra. When £-stretcher took over the former Woolworths in 2009 it was expected that they'd soon close their shop next to B&Q but they didn't and so still maintain a double presence in the town.

A number of former B&Q stores are being turned into Screwfix stores. Both are owned by the Kingfisher group. One rumour is that Primark are interested in the site. Other rumours are purely wide speculation.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Hyde 7 mile road race

Market Street was closed yesterday for the Hyde 7 mile road race. Two pace setters in blue and yellow shirts led the start of the race. This was the third event of the Tour of Tameside. It followed a 6 mile Fell run on Friday and and a Half Marathon on Saturday.

Some 333 runners completed the event. Starting outside Hyde Town Hall this 7 mile road race goes straight up Market Street before turning left onto Mottram Old Road and past the Ken Ward Leisure Centre in Hattersley and left onto Mottram Road; then Grange Road North near Hyde United and past Hyde Leisure Pool and up Lumn Road before turning back onto Market Street and down to the finish outside Hyde Town Hall.

Here we see the runners starting to string out as they pass the end of Dowson Road.

These were the runners at the back of the pack. You can see the start/finish point at the bottom of Market Street. I didn't stay to watch them return. The winner was Mohammad Aburezeq of Altrincham and District AC in a time of 35:32 minutes while the last to finish took 1 hour 44 minutes,

You can find the full results of the race at runbritain.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows and Blue Monday.

W is for the Werneth

A contribution to ABC Wednesday and Wordless Wednesday.

Home-start at Gee Cross Fete

Home-Start is a national family support charity that helps parents to build better lives for their children. The local branch were at Gee Cross Fete promotoing their work and raising funds. More information is on their website.

More of my photographs from the fete can be seen at Gee Cross Fete 2015.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Shadows Over Yonder

Shadows across the footpath between Over Yonder and Manchester Road alongside the Peak Forest Canal.

The signs on the left read:
Overnight Moorings only with
Permission of British Waterways

No Fishing - Permit Holders only.
See yesterday's post for a view of the canal at Over Yonder.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

No Bridge at Over Yonder

This is the Peak Forest Canal at Over Yonder looking across towards the Adamson Industrial Estate. I showed you the view around here from a boat on the canal in May 2015.

If you see how it looked in 2007 on Hyde Daily Photo Vol.1 you'll discover that there used to be a footbridge across the canal here.

It was declared unsafe in 2006 but neither Adamson's, the local council nor British Waterways could agree on who was responsible for the repairs and nothing was done apart from blocking off the access. Now it has been removed completely.

See this blocked off section by the towpath in 2011 on Geograph.

See the bridge from the opposite direction in this post from April 2011.

A contribution to
Weekend Reflections;
Scenic Weekends;
Good Fences.

Kingston Playing Fields

A view from the corner of Raglan Street looking across to Mill Lane.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday and Friday Greens.

Walkers & Dogs Welcome at the Buxton

The Buxton Inn on Mottram Old Road, Gee Cross has seen a lot of changes over the years. Currently it seems to be doing fairly well and the new signage declares "Walkers & Dogs Welcome".

See what the sign looked like in July 2012 and in July 2007.

A contribution to signs, signs.

Style on Hyde Market

The CDPB theme for June is "Style".

You'll find plenty of it on Hyde Market and it won't cost you a fortune.

Visit other contributions to the Style theme at City Daily Photo.