Hyde Pubs 1975 (2)

I don't remember it from those earlier days - was the lower part tiled, or was it just painted in a darker colour?

Pre Mansfield Road Houses

Here is a good shot, taken in 1933, before the Mansfield Road estate was built.

The Railway is to the right of the photo with the Clarkes Arms pub showing bottom right.
The waterworks building can be clearly seen in the middle of the picture.
Mansfield Road is running from the left to the bridge in the top right. This is the bridge that joins Mansfield Road with Peel Street.
It looks like there were plenty of Allotments to be had ! Sadly these seem to be dying out as the land gets built on.

 So much open space !

As before, picture courtesy of Britainfromabove

Many Thanks.

Meadow Street 1933

The following picture shows Meadow Street in 1933 before the Redfern's Rubber Works extension was built .

According to old maps, Meadow street used to run parallel to Stockport Road so I am assuming the houses shown ( now demolished ) were also a part of Meadow Street.

Stockport Road runs from bottom left of the picture and the Clarkes Arms pub can be seen bottom right.

I just love how the houses hung their washing out to dry on the railway embankment. 

They must have got rather sooty sometimes though.

Picture courtesy of www.britainfromabove.org.uk