A pair of semis on Thornley Street

A pair of semi-detached houses on Thornley Street. I don't know for certain but I suspect these may originally have been in the middle of a terrace, the houses either side having been demolished.

One has had the red brickwork rendered with white plaster whilst the other has had a front porch fitted.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Jump and Smile

There was a bouncy castle on Hyde Civic Square last Saturday. The weather was more like November than May and unlike the market stalls it had no customers.

See another view of it from the side on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows and Blue Monday.

Bill and Coo

I was walking down the TransPennine Trail last week and saw a woodpigeon in a tree below Brooks Avenue.

See the tree on Hyde DP Xtra.

A few moments later and its mate arrived.

A contribution to Camera Critters.

Weekend Reflections on a Black Car

Reflected in the side of the black car is the entrance to the Clarendon Shopping Centre. Not only is the car parked on double-yellow lines it is blocking the dropped kerb crossing which it seems often appears invisible to drivers who believe it is acceptable to park directly in front of it preventing access for wheelchair users.

Perhaps their drivers don't reflect about it but think that they won't be there for long (being quick shoppers or only visiting the hole-in-the-wall - ATM - for cash) and that their own needs come before those of others.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Friday Fences: Near Thistley Fields

The brambles growing through the fence by the railway near Thistley Fields are so strong they are bending it.

The railway line is the one running from Manchester Piccadilly via Hyde Central and Woodley to Rose Hill (Marple) and is the one crossed by the Private Bridge I posted yesterday.

The house in the background is on Apethorn Lane. Just a bit further on there is a footbridge under the railway line where paths lead either to Apethorn Lane and a bridge over the Peak Forest Canal or to a tunnel under the canal and a path to Gibralter Bridge over the River Tame and a steep climb up to Haughton Green.

This is one of a set of photographs I took on a Sunday afternoon walk on 21st April. You can see all the photographs and a map showing their location on the Geotrip website.

A contribution to Friday Fences.

Private Bridge

"Private No Road" - it says on the gate to the bridge over the railway line from Manchester via Hyde Central and Woodley to Romiley and Rose Hill (Marple).

"Please keep this access clear at all times" - it says on the gate to the road leading from the bottom of Grosvenor Crescent to the bridge.

To see what is on the other side - see Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: Q is for Queens

The sign for The Queens on Clarendon Place features the six wives of Henry VIII.

See current photographs of the Queens on Hyde DP Xtra.

See a photo of the Queens when it served "Threlfall's Ales" on Old Hyde.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.