Work behind the fencing

There is fencing around both sides of the "heritage bus stop" on Market Street whilst workmen are busy erecting a second planter on the market ground. I showed you them working on it in my post last Monday.

You can see a view from the other side on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Friday Fences.

Quiz Challenge: Charles's Terrace 1873

I've not done a quiz challenge for a long while so it's time I did one.

Who knows where in town this is?

What premises will we find here?

And what are the odds on someone telling me what the premises were in 1873?

There may be prizes for the best answers (accurate or otherwise).

I'll show you the answer to the first two questions next Monday.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: G is for the George & Dragon

The George & Dragon is probably the oldest pub in Newton. Records date the licence back to around 1756. It wasn't the large public house there today; probably just a small cottage.

Before 1756 it is thought that the premises were a shop before it gained a licence. The first recorded landlord was James Harrison, who kept the house for over twenty years.

The next landlord, Jonathan Smith the elder, kept the George and Dragon from 1778 to 1826, a grand total of 48 years. When he died in 1826 his wife Elizabeth carried on for a further eight years and then Thomas Smith, thought to be a son carried on until 1850. It seemed to be a family tradition to be in the licensed trade as Jonathan had another son known as Jonathan The Younger who kept the Shoulder Of Mutton Inn on Talbot Road (1819-1823) and also the Bay Horse (1825-1834).

The George & Dragon is supposed to be haunted by a ghost affectionately known as Ferdinand who seems to have been around since the 1950s. Nobody knows his origin; he is described as of average height with long, bushy beard, side whiskers, and wearing a long frock coat.

The pub boasts a fine bowling green at the rear and over the years a consistently good bowling team have won many prizes in local leagues.

More information can be found on Hyde, Chehsire.

The pub sign can be viewed on Hyde DP Xtra.

In front of the pub is Bennett Street War Memorial which was paid for by money raised for the George and Dragon Soldier's Comfort Fund.

More "G" posts can be found at ABC Wednesday.

Ruby Tuesday: Red Brick Substation by Clock Tower Close

The houses behind the wall are in Clock Tower Close, part of an estate of new houses built on the site of Slack Mills, home to James North whose firm patented the PVC glove in 1947.

The factory was demolished in 1998. To service the new houses an electricity sub-station was built using the same red brick design but on outside of the wall.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday.

4 Men in Yellow Jackets & a Digger

Yesterday I showed you the new planter on the North-West corner of the market.

There will be another planter on the South-West corner and the foundations for it were being dug out last week.

Another photograph of work on the renewal of Hyde Market is on Hyde DP Xtra.

For Mellow Yellow Monday.

The planter and the phone box.

I showed you the new planter when it was still under construction in July.

Here it is now with a tree in the middle and seedlings sprouting.

For Scenic Sunday.

Weekend Reflections: John Street Puddles

This morning was a mixture of brief sunny spells and heavy showers.

Reflected in these puddles on John Street are the barred windows of the Albion public house.

For Weekend Reflections.