ABC Wednesday: R is for Roadworks

Last week I showed you the resurfacing work at the Market Street end of Dowson Road.

Here is how it looked from where the road was closed at other side of Dowson Road.

More photos of the work can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra.

For ABC Wednesday and for signs, signs.

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.

Piccadilly Train

The train just leaving Hyde Central Station is heading to Manchester Piccadilly.

A contribution to Mellow Yellow Monday and Blue Monday.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Tinker's Passage

Shadows on a house next to Tinker's Passage.

See a black and white version on Hyde DP Xtra.

Find more shadows at Shadow Shot Sunday.

Weekend Reflections on Market Street

Reflected in the window of "Subway" is the "Cash Generator" store that replaced "Rumbelows" after they went bust many years ago.

Newly opened next to "Subway" is "Café at 64" the new location for Cordwell's Café after their Market Place premises were taken over by Ladbroke's.

Their window not only reflects "Cash Generator" but also the HSBC (formerly Midland) Bank.

Check out the view from the opposite direction - The pedestrian crossing and the bank from inside "Subway" - in my post from May 2007.

Find more reflections at Weekend Reflections.

Friday Fences: Cotton Mills Development

Yesterday I took a look at the Cotton Mills Development which will see around 300 houses built on the site of the former Hyde Mill, which was demolished in 2009.

See how it looked in June 2010.

So far a third of the site has been developed and many of the new houses are already occupied. Behind the fences here, building work continues.

See some of the new houses on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Friday Fences.

Flowery Field Church

Flowery Field Church, on Newton Street, was constructed between 1876 and 1878. The building is in the Perpendicular or Tudor Gothic style of architecture and is cruciform in shape. The connected tower rises 81 feet above street level. Flowery Field Church is an independent non-denominational Church affiliated to the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

For more information visit the church website.