Dean and Noble

Below is a postcard which shows, amongst other shops, Dean and Noble, which stood on Market Street on the corner of the Borough Arcade..
The advert below is from when it stood lower down Market Street next to the alley, Longmeadow Passage.
Dean and Noble had an iconic status in Hyde as a place where you could buy almost any small electrical item or accessory




Here is a still from a 35mm cinema reel of silent adverts that were used at the Theatre Royal Cinema.

Thanks to Werneth Low for the postcard and Stephen Hill for the advert :)

Much appreciated !!

More "Now and Then"

Susan Jaleel has very kindly sent us some more "now and then" shots
Postcards and information below !



This is a strange postcard and the original looks as though it has been hand-coloured.  I wish I could date ,it but, alas, there is nothing on the card to give a clue.  I'm fascinated by the guy standing at the pavement edge outside the Clarendon.  He could be a policeman with his tall hat! The Mechanics institute was a great landmark, also. The sheer size of it made it unmissable !



Same spot in 2007 - taken on a Sunday morning and the shops are open!



This card of Stockport Road, taken from near the junction with Rowan Street and looking towards Zion [although you can't see it] is dated 1907, but I think it's very easily recognised even today.  When I was young there were still shops there on the right - Mr Dain's paint shop, who also sold lamp oil, McGowan's paper shop and then I think there was a wool shop just beyond them, although in the mid-50s Roy and Lil Kerfoot opened a very small grocery business in there.  Then there was Griffiths shop on the corner of Knight Street.



Same spot in 2007.

We can't thank you enough for sharing all your great postcards and information with us !
Keep them coming, Susan. They are very much appreciated by the Blog Readers !

A postcard from home.

A postcard of Market Street.



Postcard published by Grenville of Stockport and postally used in 1919.

It hasn't changed an awful lot in almost 100 years. It's still instantly recognisable.
Anyone any ideas what the large sign is on the side of the building on Croft Street?

Perhaps Paul can shed some light on the premises? It looks a bit like a pub on the Market Street side.

Mystery photo solved !

 Below is a postcard of a group of men outside a Hyde public house which has baffled me for months. I have trawled through countless photos looking for clues of where it could have been taken.  I have had success at last - and it is all because of a photo that was on the blog on Saturday concerning the French Swimming Team  that was lent to us by Fred Booth. It is a photo of the Cheshire Cheese on Market Street in Hyde !

Cheshire Cheese Hyde

Below is a close up of the pub door on Freds Photograph....

Maybe the men on the photo are the French swimming team?

Whoever they are I am just pleased to have cleared up a mystery after all these months !

Thanks Fred  :)

Post Card Of Market St.

Ann and Bill Stones have kindly lent Dave some postcards to scan. This one of Market Street is a cracker, Dave says the postmark on the back is dated August 1907.

I was reminded of a picture that Dave sent me of work being done on the town hall buildings.. that roofer certainly had a great view, if you have any such pictures we'd love to show them.

I forgot that I had this picture waiting to be posted when the chance arrived, this is a similar shot that the post card... this was took in the 1990s by Grant..