Final end of Carrfield Mill

Compare this with the photograph I took in February 2013.

Two years on and the offices of Welspun at Carrfield Mill have finally been demolished and I took this new photo after poking my phone-camera through the fence.

Now that it has all gone a 7 acre industrial and office development site is up for sale.

See how it looked when the Ashton Brothers' mill complex, Carrfield Mill, Bayleyfield Mill and Balaclava Mill, was extant on Old Hyde.

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The Weekend in Black and White: Carrfield Mill Pond from Newton Street

A peek through the trees on Newton Street at the site of the former Carrfield Mill complex which has been completely demolished now.

In the centre is one of the mill ponds that supplied water and acted as a reservoir to be used in the case of fire.

See a view of the mill pond from Clark Way on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Signs at the entrance to ABC Wax

Yesterday I posted a photo of Godley Brook looking upstream from the entrance to the former dyeworks at Hoviley.

Today's post is of the signs at the entrance to ABC Wax.

Ashton Brothers built Newton Bank Printworks in Hyde in the early 1800s. In 1899 F.W.Ashton became part of the Calico Printers association (CPA). In 1908 the first wax prints (production Batiks using handblock) were produced. In 1959, CPA purchased the Swiss trading company A.Brunnschweiler, and in 1970 that became the company name replacing F.W.Ashton.

A.Brunnschweiler & Co was soon abbreviated to ABC which later became the brand name of its wax prints in West Africa. ABC was purchased by the Cha group in 1992. In 2005, production of the standard ABC product was transferred to another group factory in Ghana called Akosombo Textiles Ltd (ATL)

All production ceased at Newton bank printworks in December 2007 and all the necessary machinery was transferred to ATL in Ghana. The site was then decommissioned and cleaned up prior to demolition which began in 2014.

A full record of the demolition of the dyeworks with photos and videos can be found on the Demolition of ABCWAX blog created by site manager David Bradley.

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M67 Junction 3

Gantry signs on the M67 viewed from the café in Morrisons. In the background is the clearing up operation from the demolition of the former dyeworks. A full record of the demolition with photos and videos can be found on the Demolition of ABCWAX blog created by site manager David Bradley.

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ABC Wednesday:C is for the Charred remains of former Care home Charlotte House

Charlotte House, the former care home on Albert Road caught fire in the early hours of the 16th December 2010. The home was in the process of being closed down and only a few residents were still living there. They all escaped safely. The building has now been put up for sale by auction and is due to go under the hammer next week. See how it looked four years ago in our post from May 2011.

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The former Packhorse Inn

The Pack Horse Inn at Mottram in Longdendale was a stopping place for pack horse trains on the saltway from Cheshire through to Yorkshire.

I first showed you the Packhorse Inn and its sign back in July 2008.

Having being closed for more than year, owners Enterprise Inns, based in Solihull, were granted planning permission in 2013 to convert it into a single house. The conversion appears to be still unfinished.

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Continued demolition of ABC Wax

In October I showed you photos of the demolition work at the old ABC Wax dye works.

This is a more recent view from the café in Morrisons supermarket across the motorway.

Ashton Brothers built Newton Bank Printworks in Hyde in the early 1800s. In 1899 F.W.Ashton became part of the Calico Printers association (CPA). In 1908 the first wax prints (production Batiks using handblock) were produced. In 1959, CPA purchased the Swiss trading company A.Brunnschweiler, and in 1970 that became the company name replacing F.W.Ashton.

A.Brunnschweiler & Co was soon abbreviated to ABC which later became the brand name of its wax prints in West Africa. ABC was purchased by the Cha group in 1992. In 2005, production of the standard ABC product was transferred to another group factory in Ghana called Akosombo Textiles Ltd (ATL)

All production ceased at Newton bank printworks in December 2007 and all the necessary machinery was transferred to ATL in Ghana. The site was then decommissioned and cleaned up prior to demolition in 2014.

A full record of the demolition with photos and videos can be found on the Demolition of ABCWAX blog created by site manager David Bradley.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

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Seats out of use

Whilst improvement work takes place at Hyde Central Station there is nowhere for waiting passengers to sit as these seats are behind the barriers.

According to Northern Rail they will be refurbishing the rear station wall; resurfacing the station concourse; installing improved lighting; resurfacing and improving and drainage in the car park.

A workman said they will be putting the shelter back when the work is complete.

See photos of the work in progress on Platform 1 on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

The Old Dye Works from Clarendon Viaduct

Earlier this month I showed a photograph of the demolition of the dye works viewed from across the other side of the motorway.

This photograph shows the extent of the demolition site from over the top of the Clarendon viaduct.

I posted a photograph of the roofs viewed from the side of the viaduct in April 2007.

Another photograph of part of the demolition site can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

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Dye Works Demolition

The café in Morrison's overlooks the M67 and the ABC Wax premises at Hoviley. Last week I noticed some demolition work being carried out at the old dye works behind it.

Other views of the demolition can be found Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

"Improvements" at Hyde Central

When I got off a train from Manchester last Saturday I noticed that the platform on the other side was all fenced off.

According to train operator Northern Rail they will be refurbishing the rear station wall; resurfacing the station concourse; installing improved lighting; resurfacing and improving the drainage in the car park.

More photographs of the work can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

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ABC Wednesday: K is for Kentucky Fried Chicken

Well it won't be much longer now - the new KFC outlet on the site of the former Clarendon Square multi-storey car park is taking shape off Union Street.

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KFC starting to go up

Compare this scene with the view one week earlier on Hyde DP Xtra.

The new KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) outlet is starting to rise on the right as the car park on the left is being levelled.

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Clarendon Place - August 2014

Compare this with the same view in April 2014.

The old multi-storey car park has gone. Work is just starting now on the erection of a KFC outlet on part of the site. See a bit more of that on Hyde DP Xtra.

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Preparing for KFC

Work has now begun on preparing the ground for a new KFC restaurant on the site of the former multi-storey car park.

See how this view looked in March

The high-rise flats in the background are known as Chartist House.

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The Bush demolished

The Bush opened in 1840 and was virtually a country pub which was surrounded by farmland, most of it belonging to the Shepley Family. The first landlord was John Haughton & Haughton Street, which is on the right, was named after him. The pub was closed in 2012 - see photographs on Hyde DP Xtra - and has now been demolished. I understand the land will be used by the adjacent car dealers Stoneacre Group as an extended car park.

On the left is the former rubber works, now Redfern Industrial Estate, its roof festooned with mobile phone masts.

Reminiscences of The Bush can be found on the Hydonian blog.

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Skywatch Friday: Site of former schools

There used to a primary school here on Grange Road North for pupils with special needs. Originally Werneth Grange and then Oakdale School, later it was Dale Grove School and more recently Thomas Ashton school. It has all been demolished.

The schools of course have been located elsewhere and I expect this site will be used for yet more housing.

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On Top of the Job

I took this photograph earlier this afternoon during a brief respite from the heavy rain and blustery winds that have been blowing.

As you can see, the demolition workers are on top of the job of clearing the rubble that was formerly the Clarendon Square multi-storey car-park.

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On top of the demolition

On Friday I showed you a glimpse of how the demolition of the multi-storey car park had opened up the view along Clarendon Place.

This view taken the same day shows the big yellow machines sitting on top of the rubble and clearing it away into lorries.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows.

Car Park demolished

A week ago I showed you Clarendon Place fenced off in preparation for the demolition of the multi-storey car park.

Here is how it looked a couple of days ago.

The metal and orange fences are still in place but the car park has been reduced to rubble.

I've more photos of the demolition but they'll have to wait for another day.

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