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Hyde Cheshire Blog: October 2010
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Festival of Britain Mural. Sunday, 31 October 2010. Newton Mill and Newton Hurst. The Newton Mill factory which stood on the corner of Ashton Road and Lodge Street Newton, produced stationery and greetings cards, it was founded in 1895 by a Thomas Owen Jacobsen. Who later served as the Mayor of Hyde in 1914-16), it initially traded as “Jacobsen and Welch”. OPENING OF NEWTON MILL PAVILION. Reading from Left to right, Back Row. Mrs T O. Jacobsen, Mrs. Stanley Welch, and Mrs. C.R. Seddon. Newton Hurst lost ...
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: June 2010
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Festival of Britain Mural. Wednesday, 30 June 2010. Sawyer Brow, Newton 1829. On Sunday, 19th July. 1829. Author of many local history books including The Annals Of Hyde, and A History Of Hyde And Its Neighbourhood wrote the following. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Tuesday, 29 June 2010. Borough Arcade and the Old Supermarket. As it looks today. The old Supermarket sign still proudly displayed. In the book 'A History Of Hyde'. By Thomas Middleton is states the following ;. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. I believe o...
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: July 2010
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Festival of Britain Mural. Saturday, 31 July 2010. Whilst researching for this blog it has come to my attention that approximately 36 streets have disappeared from the Hyde area over the years.and that's just the ones I've noticed so far! Hall St (Not Newton). Thomas St (Flowery Field). James St (Flowery Field). John St (Flowery Field). Mulberry St (Flowery Field). High St (Flowery Field). John St East (Flowery Field). Broadbent St (Flowery Field). Mount St (Flowery Field). Saturday, July 31, 2010. Hyde ...
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: GEORGE STREET BOY'S BRIGADE. 1910 - 1932
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Festival of Britain Mural. Saturday, 18 July 2015. GEORGE STREET BOY'S BRIGADE. 1910 - 1932. MY THANKS TO PAUL BLAKE. FOR LENDING ME THIS TO SCAN AND SHOW HERE. Saturday, July 18, 2015. This is an interesting book from way back, thanks for scanning it and putting it on the blog. Dont they all look smart. I am going to take a good look through the names and see if there are any relatives. Thursday, 23 July, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visitors From - - (01/10/10). Bennett Street War Memorial.
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: M. Hitchen's Cafe, Market Place
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Festival of Britain Mural. Tuesday, 28 July 2015. M Hitchen's Cafe, Market Place. This post came about when I was contacted on Facebook by Alison Hayton, who's Great 'Nan' kept the cafe pictured below. Alison's Great Nan was Mary Ellen Hitchen who lived at 187 Lumn Road Hyde, Mary died in 1961 when she was aged 71. She was the widow of Job Hitchen. They were originally from York. Jessie was working as a Midwife whilst helping out at the cafe, she met her husband Les Chapman. This pictures is described by...
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: July 2011
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Festival of Britain Mural. Sunday, 31 July 2011. Leigh Street Infant School. This charming photo is a school photo from Leigh Street Infant School circa 1969/70. It was sent in to us by Mark Shaw ,who is on the back row , second from the right. Don't they look little angels! The teachers are , if my memory serves me correctly , Miss French on the left and headmistress Mrs Woodley on the right! I recognise quite a few of this class as I think I was in the year above (maybe two). Sunday, July 31, 2011.
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: Wesleyan School Hyde Workbook
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Festival of Britain Mural. Saturday, 1 August 2015. Wesleyan School Hyde Workbook. This weeks post comes from Jayne Hulme who contacted me a few weeks back now,. I have an old geography work book which belonged to my great grandmother. It is dated 1880. One of the pages says Wesleyan School, and another says Hyde. I was wondering if you had any information about the school, i. T's a very interesting book and I would love to share it. Wesleyan School Water Street. From The Annals Of Hyde And District.
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: December 2010
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Festival of Britain Mural. Friday, 31 December 2010. We have been asked for directions to Hyde's Magic Tree that we featured the other day. well we have done better than that. our very capable resident photographer Dave Williams went back down there and took more pictures for use which show the way to find the tree. So it's over to Dave. Then down the steps and the path towards the river. Go through the gate. And by the side of the river. Follow the man with the dog! Friday, December 31, 2010. The Bandst...
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: August 2010
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Festival of Britain Mural. Tuesday, 31 August 2010. The Bricklayers was a pub situated on Reynold Street. It was a very busy pub at one time owing to the fact that it was in a densely populated area and also because it was next door to the Ritz Cinema which has now sadly gone to be replaced by Iceland Frozen Food centre. The Bricklayers complete with dorma roof. Two photos showing the terrible neglect it suffered before being bought and brought back into use as flats. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. This one i...
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Hyde Cheshire Blog: June 2011
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Festival of Britain Mural. Thursday, 30 June 2011. The Swanns Of Godley. The Swan family are mentioned in Thomas Middleton's book on Old Godley. Which I will quote from at the end. Two brothers William (b.1828) and Samuel (b.1831), William was a world class wrestler and Samuel was the strongest man in Cheshire. William often wrestled in a field behind their home while Samuel controlled the crowd, he was by all accounts a very large man who could lift a horse. Samuel Swann and daughter Emma. From the book...
