ABC Wednesday: Q is for Queen Street

At one time Queen Street was a busy thoroughfare that went through Slack Mill to Lumn Road.

Now a school and new houses have been built on the site of the mill so now it only leads to the school gates and the car park for the gymnasium belonging to Ricky (Hitman) Hatton.

Note the 20mph sign on the road.

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Ruby Tuesday: New bollards

I recently showed you a clear view of Corporation Street and noted that new retractable bollards had been erected since.

Several things have gone in the revamp of Hyde Market but the red telephone kiosks have remained.

Across the road a red car is passing the red-brick Town Hall.

See the scene from the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

For Ruby Tuesday.

Blue Monday: Ewen Fields from the end of Leigh Street

I took this about 10am this morning. It was frosty overnight but the sun was shining.

The view is through a gap in the gate to the field that formerly belonged to Leigh Street school over towards the blue terrace and stands of Ewen Fields, home of Hyde F.C.

The "Tigers" used to be the reds but after a re-alignment with Manchester City they are now the blues.

See how this looked in October 2010.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

Yellow Scaffold Shadows

Last Monday I showed you the yellow scaffolding being erected around Zeenath's electrical goods shop.

This now is from a week last Saturday when a low bright sun was shining and casting shadows down the street.

For Shadow Shot Sunday and Mellow Yellow Monday.

Weekend Reflections: Tree in a puddle

I took this in Clarendon Place at 11.45 this morning.

A black & white version can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Resurfacing the road

Between about 9am and 4pm all this week Dowson Road at its junction with Market Street has been fenced off while work was taking place to resurface the road.

Across the corner is Ricky (Hitman) Hatton's gymnasium.

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

A contribution to Friday Fences.

Driving through the Water's Edge

A couple of weeks ago I was on my way back from Stockport on the bus. As we approached Pole Bank the bus slowed down. A thunderstorm had caused flash flooding where a small stream is carried under the road by a culvert which appeared to have blocked temporarily.

I was on the front seat and still had my camera round my neck (hidden under my overcoat) and I was able to get a couple of quick shots of the scene as we went through.

The other photograph can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to the November CDPB theme The Water's Edge.