Moorside Place nearing completion

The last of the new houses at Moorfield Place facing the Peak Forest Canal seem to be nearly completed.

See the ones alongside Manchester Road on Hyde DP Xtra.

The willows are as always weeping over their reflection in the canal.

Previous views of the Peak Forest Canal from Manchester Road:

• circa 1980
• December 2007
• October 2008
• March 2009
• April 2009
• August 2009
• January 2010
• June 2010
• October 2010
• March 2011
• February 2012
• June 2012
• October 2012
• March 2013
• August 2013

A contribution to Friday Fences and Weekend Reflections.

Morning Contrails over Swains Valley

Taken not long after sunrise a few days ago.

See the photograph I took 15 seconds later on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Signs at the end of Osborne Road

There are lots of signs at the end of Osborne Road.

Next to the streetname sign that informs us the road leads to Silverhill Road is a yellow fire hydrant sign.

The roadsign designates the end of the 20 mph zone and the start of a 30 mph zone.

Across Stockport Road, the notice-board outside Zion Congregational Church says "Christ is for Life ... not just for Christmas".

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: T is for telephones and a timepiece

Despite the use of mobile telephones there are still many telephone boxes left in the UK. Many are the old red telephone boxes some of which have been granted listed building status and are thus legally preserved. Others like this one outside the Fiat dealership on Market Street are modern ones from which you can apparently send emails and text messages as well as make phone calls.

At least you could before some trashed it - see Hyde DP Xtra.

In the background, up the street, is the James North Clock which had previously stood in the grounds of the Slack Mill that closed in 1998 and was subsequently demolished. See a closer view of the timepiece in a post from February 2013.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Ice Skating on Hyde Civic Square

Last Saturday in the run up to Christmas there were free ten minute sessions of ice skating on an artificial rink set up on Hyde Civic Square.

From what I've heard, those that tried it enjoyed themselves.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Trimming the Trail

A hedge-cutting machine is trimming the edge of the banking on this stretch of the TransPennine Trail. Its tyres are churning up the ground of the bridlepath.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows.

The puddle is back

A month ago I reported that the puddle under Dowson Road Bridge over the Trans Pennine Trail had gone.

It is back again.

A new addition to the bridge since my earlier photo is a label with the number "122". Which or whose list it belongs to I don't yet know. The next bridge along is numbered "124" but I didn't notice anything labelled "123".

I posted a closer view of the puddle yesterday.

A contribution to Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Reflections under Dowson Road Bridge

A month ago I reported that the puddle under Dowson Road Bridge over the Trans Pennine Trail had gone.

It is back again. The archway and the side of the bridge are reflected in the water.

For a closer view of the reflection in black and white see Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Sky over Redferns Industrial Estate

Taken this very morning from the car park of the closed Bush Inn on Haughton Street looking over the Redferns Industrial Estate on Dawson Street.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Changing signage on Clarendon Place

Since I posted a photo of these premises in March 2013 the tattoo parlour, Northern Ink, has totally disappeared and the Maha Indian restaurant has still to acquire a new neon sign.

However on the other side, Annette's Hairdressing, a business established in 1973, is now "Annette & Co," and has a brand new sign.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: S is for SSAFA choir:

The SSAFA choir led by singer Sheila G. White giving a concert in the clubhouse at Hyde FC durng a classic car rally held at Ewen Fields in aid of SSAFA a charity that provides practical support and assistance to servicemen and women, veterans and their families.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Santa's arrival

Santa, courtesy of a sleigh belong to the Rotary Club of Hyde, arrived on Friday to switch on the Christmas Lights.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Sweet Memories

Another photograph from Friday's Christmas Lights switch-on event at Hyde Civic Square.

Among the several stalls on the market was Kershaw's Old Fashioned Sweet Emporium.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

Shadows behind the lights of a teapot

As I showed you yesterday the Christmas lights have been switched on.

Beforehand there was entertainment on the Civic Square including some fairground rides. On the left is the children's roundabout that has been a permanent fixture here for a century. On the right is the back of a small "skyrider" ride. In the middle is a "teapot-carousel" with the children riding in huge teacups.

It was hard to photograph as attached to the "teapot" were some strong lights that created artefacts. They did however also produce some excellent shadows.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Christmas Lights Switched On

The Christmas lights were switched on in Hyde at 6.30pm last night.

These are the ones on the Town Hall. I'm a bit disappointed that there are no lights on the clock tower as that would have highlighted the shape of the building.

See how they looked 15 years ago in 1998 on Old Hyde.

A contribution to Scenic Weekends.

Flash Flood Reflections

On Wednesday I posted R is for Rain, Road and River featuring the flash floods on Dowson Road.

This was the pavement outside our gate.

See a view of the bend in the road on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections and The Weekend in Black and White.

Signs of the army

The vehicle belonging to the North West Military Vehicle Trust was one of several military vehicles on display at the classic car rally held recently at Ewen Fields in aid of SSAFA, a charity that provides practical support and assistance to servicemen and women, veterans and their families.

It carries both a Union Flag and a skull and crossbones but I haven't been able to gather any further information about it.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: R is for Rain, Road and River

On Saturday afternoon about 2.15pm heavy rain preceded by hailstones hit Dowson road and sent a river of water down the road causing flash flooding.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Something new in Market Place

Back in July I posted a photograph of the end of the Market Place that had had its paving stones and street furniture removed revealing the cobblestones beneath and I said Watch this space.

Well here it is revealed - yet another flower-planter.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

I spotted the dub

I spotted this motorbike towing a mini VW camper van trailer on Saturday. The driver had parked briefly at the junction of Market Place and Clarendon Place in order to get some money out of the ATMs at Lloyds Bank.

A sign on the side encourages people to photograph the trailer and post the picture on the Spot the dub Facebook page.

Two more photographs can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows.

Santander Scaffold Shadows

A couple of weeks ago I showed you the scaffolding around the Santander Bank on a wet Saturday but a couple of days ago the sun was actually shining for a short while and threw these shadows across the street onto the wall opposite.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Weekend in Black & White: Along the path to Church View

There were shadows across the path when I showed you this view in April

Now the leaves are falling across it.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Rowan berries

The bottom of the Rowan tree at the top of Gower Road is strewn with orange berries that have fallen in the recent storms.

See a fuller view of the tree on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Orange You Glad It's Friday.

Pingot Cottage 1832

I noticed this house on Walker Lane recently but know nothing about its history.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: Q is for Quadrant House

I previously featured Quadrant house in November 2010

Back then it was occupied by a Christian charity, the Beacon Association, and the upstairs was used as a Church.

Before that it was the offices of a company involved in something termed Global Asset Tracking.

Now it is a private children's day nursery.

The earlier photograph showed the entrance on Reynard Street. This view is looking across Clark Way to the back of the building.

Just to the left is where the sliproad from the westbound M67 exits, hence the road signs.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

A little hearse

Another of the cars on show at the classic car rally held recently at Ewen Fields in aid of SSAFA, a charity that provides practical support and assistance to servicemen and women, veterans and their families.

This Mini Clubman Estate hearse was customised by Stuart Chance of Rochdale over a three year period. The wooden coffin in the rear hides a 4x50w Aiwa stereo radio/CD player. It is the only one of its kind in the world.

See the front view on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

The Famous Shed End

This is the "Famous Shed End" stand at Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde FC. I'm not sure why it is especially famous. Until a few years ago it was red but now it is blue.

The photograph was taken when the ground hosted a classic car rally in aid of SSAFA a charity that provides practical support and assistance to servicemen and women, veterans and their families.

A photograph of the pitch taken from the main stand looking towards Tinker's Passage End is on Hyde DP Xtra.

For more information on the history of the club see Old Hyde.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

St George's New Roof

When I visited St George's for the Heritage Open Day in September work was being carried out to lay a new roof.

Now it is completed.

Compare the scene now with the one printed on the front of a Whit Friday programme in 1927 on Old Hyde.

Details of the early history of St George's can be found at The Annals of Hyde: St George's Church

A contribution to Inspired Sundays.

Austin 7 Ruby ADD443

Another of the cars on show at the classic car rally held at Ewen Fields in aid of SSAFA a charity that provides practical support and assistance to servicemen and women, veterans and their families.

The Austin 7 was an economy car produced from 1922 until 1939 and some 290,000 cars were made. It was considerably smaller than the Ford Model T. The wheelbase was only 6 ft 3 inches (1.905 m), and the track only 40 inches (1.016 m). Equally it was lighter - less than half the Ford's weight at 794 pounds (360 kg). The engine required for adequate performance was therefore equally reduced and the 747 cc sidevalve was quite capable with a modest 10 hp output.

There were several models and this "Ruby" dates from 1934. More information can be found on Wikipedia.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

John Grundy House

These hi-rise apartments above the Clarendon Shopping Centre are named after John Grundy a former mayor of Hyde.

The block is one of two such built in Hyde, I think, in the late 1950s or early 60s. The other is Chartist House which can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

The multi-storey car park on the left is due to be demolished and replaced by a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.

A contribution to the Heights theme at City Daily Photo.