First Group #387 bus

One the new sleek-looking First Group buses on the #387 route from Ashton to Hyde via Ridge Hill, Stalybridge and Hattersley stopping in Clarendon Place.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

Shadows and Reflection at the Bus Stop

The shadow of the bus stop on Market Street is cast across the pavement whilst the shops are reflected in the shelter.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections and Shadow Shot Sunday.

The Astoria and a bus

I last posted a photograph of the former Astoria on 5th January 2012.

Not much seems to have happened to it since then except for a poster on the side of it which appears to indicate that the building is now owned as a "property investment".

Meanwhile a #201 Stagecoach bus from Hattersley to Manchester Piccadilly is entering the bus station from New Beech Street.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

No more Cheshire Cheese in Broadbottom

The former Thwaites brewery pub, the Cheshire Cheese in Broadbottom joins the list of hostelries closed and shuttered up.

See how it looked four years ago on Geograph.

The bus on the right was waiting to pick up a group of school children who had been exploring the nearby Lymefield Visitor Centre.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Red bus in the rain

The Stagecoach 201 service from Hattersley to Manchester stops in Clarendon Place just as a thunderstorm breaks.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Red-backed bus by the Town Hall

Outside the Town Hall, the 330 bus from Stockport to Ashton is waiting to turn right at the traffic lights.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Splash!

Compared to rest of the country we got off very lightly but on 23rd December there was flash flooding on Dowson Road. The pavement was completely awash and pedestrians had a dreadful time.

See the scene looking in the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows and Blue Monday.

Stop Smoking Bus

The "First Stop Health Bus" was parked on the Asda supermarket car park last week.

According to The First Stop Health Bus website it is a NHS Greater Manchester initiative which takes NHS services out of traditional settings and in to the heart of the community. It offers stop smoking advice and support via a range of methods as well as a range of health checks.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

Apple iPod advertisment

A few weeks ago at the Clarendon Place bus stop I captured this bus with a livery advertising the Apple iPod.

I have no interest in an iPod but did think it would be a suitable "A" contribution for the next round of ABC Wednesday.

Christmas Tree reflections

It had rained on Monday and around the Christmas tree in Hyde Civic Square the wet market ground carried reflections of the HSBC bank and the baked potato stall.

In the background is a Stagecoach 330 bus at the grade II listed bus shelter.

I'd done my shopping so just quickly took this shot and then went to catch that bus.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Ruby Tuesday: Vintage Bus

I recently saw this red-liveried 1951 Duple Roadmaster bus LOE300, currently owned by K & R Walsh Bros of Belle Vue Coaches, parked on Mottram Road.

Information on the Old Bus Photos website suggests it started life in 1951 with Jackson of Castle Bromwich and was later operated by South Notts who sold it on to the British Legion.

See the front of the vehicle on Hyde DP Xtra.

Earlier this year it could be seen at Leyland Transport Festival.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday.

Long Shadows on Market Street

Another view from last Saturday week when long shadows were being cast across Market Street.

Behind the brand new litter bin is the Victorain bus (formerly tram) shelter which is a Grade II listed structure and is therefore a survivor of the recent £1.2 million revamp of the market.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Painting the Heritage Bus Shelter

A week last Sunday when the weather was still kind, a workman in a blue teeshirt was busy painting the "Heritage" bus shelter on Market Street.

Originally a tram shelter it is a Grade II listed structure.

Sunday afternoons are very quiet and there are fewer buses stopping by - see it from the opposite direction a couple of weeks earlier.

For Blue Monday.

Red flowers in Clarendon Place

On Sunday I posted a view of September shadows featuring the planters on Clarendon Place.

Today's view is from a different angle looking down the street as a Stagecoach 201 bus from Manchester to Hattersley comes round the corner.

For Ruby Tuesday.

Work behind the fencing

There is fencing around both sides of the "heritage bus stop" on Market Street whilst workmen are busy erecting a second planter on the market ground. I showed you them working on it in my post last Monday.

You can see a view from the other side on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Friday Fences.

Bus Stop Yellow

Yellow lines delineate the bus stop at the end of Talbot Road, Newton.

The house across the roundabout at the end of Talbot Road is called Chapel Hill and has a date stone reading 1912. I beleive it was formerly a Wesleyan Chapel. To the left on Matley Road are modern terraces dating (I think) from the 1970s or 1980s. To the right the cottages on Victoria street are probably late Victorian.

Behind the bus stop on the left is the Bay Horse. The public house is currently boarded up as you can see on Hyde DP Xtra.

For Mellow Yellow Monday.

Note: I'll be away in St Annes all this week and probably without internet access so will not be tweeting.

I've scheduled a post each day to go live at midnight BST and Julie Storry of Sydney Eye will be posting a notice to the CDPB Facebook page which is also where CDPB members can go to vote for September's theme day.

Weekend Reflections: Market Place

A reflected view of Market Place from the Ring and Ride bus dropping off in Clarendon Place.

See the unreflected view on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Signs on Dowson Road

The Leading Edge hair and beauty salon is offering "Prom Packages"; the "Hot Crumpet" sandwich shop is open. There's a no parking sign, a sign for the "Simply Chinese" takeaway. On the other side of the road one house is "To Let" and another is "For Sale". The 330 bus to Stockport displays an electronic sign.

Want more? - check out signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: V is for Vandalism

It must have been a powerful blow that broke the glass in the back of this bus shelter on Manchester Road.

Alas such vandalism is all too common a sight.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Telephone Box Isolated Again

As work continues on the renewal of Hyde Market, the telephone box on the corner of Market Street and Clarendon Street has been isolated behind the barriers again. Compare with the similar view two months previously.

Behind it flagstones have been extended to the road edge and the Sheffield stands removed as can seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

On the right, stopping at the heritage bus stop is a Stagecoach bus on the #344 Back Bower circular route, recently operated by Stotts who took on the route when previous operator Speedwells went bust.

This was on Saturday. Passing by on Monday workmen were laying tarmac down on the ground around the telephone box.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday.