Scenic Weekend in Black and White: Grazing land at Broomstairs

Land on the south side of Manchester Road used for grazing when not flooded.

Wilson Brook flows between the trees on the left and meets the river Tame which flows behind the stables on the right.

For a coloured view see the original photograph on Geograph.

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Manchester Road, Kingston

This is the A57 road that connects Lincoln to Liverpool via Sheffield and Manchester. Here at Kingston it is approaching the Cheshire-Lancashire boundary. Long distance traffic now bypasses this road by using the motorway network but it remains a busy local route.

The cul-de-sac on the right is Hall Street. According to one of my twitter followers this was once known as Scholes Street.

A view down Hall Street is on Hyde DP Xtra.

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A bend in the river Tame

A bend in the river Tame which forms the boundary between Hyde and Denton and between the traditional counties of Cheshire and Lancashire.

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Broomstair Bridge Valve House

The A57 road from Manchester to Hyde crossing Broomstair Bridge over the river Tame. The building on the right is a "Valve House" belonging, originally, to Manchester Corporation Waterworks. The pipeline crossing in a girder bridge on the south side is part of the aqueduct carrying water from Woodhead to Manchester. Read more about the system on Old Hyde

See it in the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

See the view of the river from Broomstair Bridge on sithenah.

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ABC Wednesday: A is for Lovers' Lane

Lovers Lane is a route for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders from Kingston to Hooley Hill via Dunkirk Farm.

See it from a little further on on Hyde DP Xtra.

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ABC Wednesday: K is for Kingston Football Ground

Kingston Football Ground is an isolated football pitch on land between the Peak Forest Canal and the River Tame. It has no public vehicular access these days.

A contribution to Outdoor Wednesday and ABC Wednesday.

Broomstair Bridge from under the M67

Yesterday I showed you the boundary signs on the parapet of Broomstair Bridge.

Today's view is of the bridge from underneath the M67 motorway bridge.

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

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Broomstair Bridge Boundary Signs

The river Tame forms the boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire and the division is clearly carved on the parapet stones of Broomstair Bridge.

The word "Township" is clearly made out but the names of the townships of Hyde and Denton are hardly discernible. Whether simply worn down or filled in I wouldn't know.

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Weekend reflections in the River Tame in Black & White.

Taken from Lovers Lane across the river Tame to Jet Amber Fields. The river is the boundary between Hyde (Cheshire) and Denton (Lancashire) although both now come under the local authority known as Tameside Metropolitan Borough.

See the original photograph and read more about the river on Geograph.

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Weekend Reflections.

Scenic Weekends.

ABC Wednesday: K is for Kingston Sandwiches

A sandwich shop on the corner of Manchester Road and Rhodes Street.

For ABC Wednesday.

ABC Wednesday: K is for Kingston Football Ground

A rather isolated football ground accessible only by footpaths, seen here from the path leading from the towpath of the Peak Forest Canal.

On the other side it can be approached via the footpath that leads to Jet Amber Fields from Broomstairs Bridge alongside the River Tame.

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ABC Wednesday: Z is for Zone

I found this huge padlock guarding the entrance to Rhodes Street North off Manchester Road.

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ABC Wednesday: W is for Wellington Street (Back of)

A view across the derelict land on Manchester Road from the gaps in the fence below the vandalised bus shelter (now fully repaired) I showed you last week.

I've already shown you the view looking across to Rhodes Street North.

This is looking the other way towards the top of Wellington Street, where if you check my post of May 2009 stood the Wellington Hotel.

It was demolished in December 2010 and now the house that adjoined has a new gable-end.

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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.

Skywatch Friday: Rhodes Street North

From Manchester Road looking at Rhodes Street North which has been completely demolished. This was formerly part of the Automasters engineering complex. Modern housing has been built on the main site. The area between Manchester Road and the Wilson Brook (which is behind the trees) is earmarked for light industrial or trading use.

See how it looked in 2008.

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ABC Wednesday: K is for Kingston Gardens

Overlooking Manchester Road is Kingston Gardens. The imposing Victorian mansion (as I understand it) has been converted into more than one property and the extensive gardensat the rear have been turned into an estate of modern dwellings.

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