Moon over Garside Street

The moon is visible over Garside Street whilst the bright afternoon sun glows in the windows of the houses on Dowson Road.

I zoomed in on the moon and you see a closer shot in colour on Hyde DP Xtra and in black&white on Ackworth born, gone West.

For Skywatch Friday.

Signs outside the Bus Station

Information boards outside the entrance to Hyde Bus Station.

A contribution to signs, signs.

ABC Wednesday: T is Time for Thermals

This temporary stall was on Hyde Market a couple of weeks ago.

Did I buy any? I hear you ask.

Well not that day but I bought some later from the regular stall downstairs in the inside market and now the weather has changed I'll be getting some more.

For ABC Wednesday.

Ruby Tuesday: Fever ward awaits demolition

Hyde Hospital was built in 1886 as a "Fever Hospital". By 1929 it was known as Hyde Infectious Diseases Hospital. From 1948-1955 it was known again as Hyde Isolation Hospital. In the late 1980s, wards 1 to 3 were demolished to make way for Hyde Nursing Home.

This red-brick building, Ward 4, known to many as the TB ward, continued to be used by some ancillary services until 1996. It is now being demolished.

More photos of the demolition can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

For Ruby Tuesday.

Blue Monday: Hyde Industrial Supplies

My contribution to Blue Monday this week features Hyde Industrial Supplies on Clark Way.

The old mill chimney in the background has survived as housing for mobile phone masts. I recently posted a view of it from the other side on Hyde DP Xtra

On the left is the "Pit Stop" mobile sandwich bar.

[edit] Jenny Roberts has kindly informed me that the chimney used to belong to Winterbotham's tripe dressing factory that formerly occupied this site.

More autumn shadows from behind St Thomas the Apostle

Two weeks ago I showed you the shadows cast across Tinker's Passage.

This photograph was taken a minute or too before that one. This time we are looking across the burial ground of St Thomas the Apostle church. Tinker's Passage lies on the other side and the previous photograph was taken just around the corner on the right.

The weather has changed since then and I doubt there'll be any more strong shadows such as these to be enjoyed for many months.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Grey autumn on the Trans Pennine Trail

Through my neck of the woods the Trans Pennine Trail, a long distance walking route, and the National Cycle Network Route #62 from Southport to Hornsea follow the line of the former Godley Junction to Apethorn railway.

Here, looking towards the Stockport Road bridge, the leaf-strewn quagmire on the left is the bridlepath for horse riders, whilst the tarmacced foot/cyclepath is on the right.

See how it looked in July 2006.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.