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.

A contribution to Good Fences.

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.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: G is for Godley Brook

Godley Brook looking upstream from the entrance to the former dyeworks at Hoviley.

On the left behind the demolition site is Godfrey Mill which has been converted into apartments.

On the right is the M67 motorway.

Compare with the same view in
September 2014;
March 2013;
July 2011;
September 2009;
March 2009;
May 2007.

See the view in the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

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.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

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.

A contribution to signs, signs.

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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Broomstair Metal Co.

Signs at 328 Hyde Road, Denton just beyond the Cheshire/Lancashire border at Broomstairs Bridge.

Broomstair Metal Co. was set up in 1980 and dissolved in 1993.

[Update: The business actually began in the 1950s. When the founder died the company went to the eldest son who is now retiring. The grandson built the large building in the yard at the side of the river and has now moved to bigger purpose built premises.]

Todaysure Products who have subsequently occupied the premises appear to have relocated to Dunkirk Lane and the premises are back on the market.

Note how the area-code for Manchester phone numbers has changed from 061 to 0161 and how the newer signage includes the post code for the address.

A contribution to signs, signs.

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.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday and Rubbish Tuesday.

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.

Bridge #43 at Godley Hill

This is the bridge under the Manchester to Glossop railway line at Godley Hill. The road under the line led from Station Road past the Kerry Foods factory to Godley Hall - see how it looked in March 2010

Since the building of the new road Kerry Way, access to Godley Hill from Station Road under this bridge (#43 on the Hadfield and Ardwick Junction line) has been blocked off.

Take a walk under the bridge to see the new road, Godley Hill and its War Memorial by following me to Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Scenic Weekend Reflections in Godley Brook

Godley Brook viewed from the entrance to the textile mills at Hoviley.

Compare with the same view in
March 2013;
July 2011;
September 2009;
March 2009;
May 2007.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections and Scenic Weekends.

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.

ABC Wednesday: O is for Oldham Street

Oldham Street runs from Church Street to Corporation Street. It is a mixture of small business properties and terraced houses.

To stop it being used as a "rat-run", parts of it are one-way and speed-humps (a.k.a. sleeping policemen) are used as traffic-calming measures.

The Town Hall is visible at the bottom.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

ABC Wednesday: J is for J F C Sports Ltd

From the end of Meadow Street the tower of St George's Church appears above the premises of J F C Sports Ltd who according to their website are one of the UKs leading suppliers of high quality sports equipment, sports accessories and football kits, and supply their wide range of sports equipment and sports accessories to a wide variety of sports teams, football teams & schools up and down the country.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

ABC Wednessay: F is for former Frames Billiards and Snooker Hall.

The Frames billiards and snooker club on Mount Street has been closed for several years. The "for sale" sign advertises it as an industrial/leisure opportunity but also suggests that residential use might be possible, which may make the site more attractive to potential purchasers.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

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.

Over the bridge

A view across the footbridge on the western side of the bus station over the M67 motorway.

The chimney in the background belonged to the former Winterbotham's tripe dressing factory, now Hyde Industrial Supplies and survives as a support for mobile phone masts.

A contribution to Friday Fences as well as
The Weekend in Black and White and also
Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Top end of Bradbury Street

The top end of Bradbury Street between Haughton Street and Dawson Street. On one side are terraced houses. On the other is part of the former Redferns Rubber Works which is connected to another part on Dawson Street via a closed bridge. Some parts of the works are used by a variety of small businesses and the main building supports a number of mobile phone masts. Bollards at the top of Bradbury Street prevent vehicular access onto Dawson Street.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Amalgamated Signs

This business on the corner of Stockport Road and Meadow Street was originally part of the Redfern's Rubber Works.

A contribution to signs, signs.

Another look through the fence at Carrfield

Back in February I stuck my camera through the gate and pointed it at right angles at the last remnants of the Christy Outlet Shop at Carrfield Mill before it was finally demolished.

Earlier this week I took this follow-up photograph. Whilst an office building still awaits final demolition, most of the site has been cleared as you can see more plainly on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Friday Fences.