The Weekend in Black & White: Church Street

In my post yesterday I was looking over the wall into St George's churchyard.

Today we are looking down Church Street past the Church of England primary school.

Do you notice the two holes in the side of the upright stones? These were originally the ends of iron railings that stretched between the several uprights along the wall. The railings were removed during WWII to "aid the war effort" and have never been replaced.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Fences around St George's

There are fences around St George's church at present whilst work is being carried out on the roof.

Get a clearer view on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Friday Fences.

Crossing the red line out of Asda

At the exits to the Asda supermarket are these signs saying "Trolleys will automatically stop if taken if taken beyond the red line".

I've always wondered what the mechanism was that prevented the trolleys from crossing the line, but I've never had the temerity to try and find out.

Most other supermarkets have their trolleys in chains and they can only be separated by the insertion of a returnable pound coin which encourages people not to go off with them, but Asda don't operate that system and you can pick one up without fumbling for change.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: I is for IslamicResource Centre

Onward Chambers on Onward Street (as opposed to Onward Chambers on Market Street) is home to the Hyde Islamic Resource Centre, "Masjid at Tawheed".

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Winifred Street

Winifred Street is a short spur off Stockport Road, Gee Cross. At one time it would have had houses each side but now it is mainly used just for access to the rear of the houses on the main road.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Look but do not touch

Look but do not touch.

Stinging nettle or common nettle, Urtica dioica, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America, and is the best-known member of the nettle genus Urtica. They have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation when contacted by humans and other animals.

The tiny flowers are arranged on delicate threads that hang down from each node of the stem from early summer.

See the whole clump of tall growing stinging nettles by the Trans Pennine Trail on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Macro Monday.

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.

A contribution to Scenic Weekends and Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.