View from Flowery Field Church

This is a cutting from 'The Reporter' of 21 February 1991.

The street map below is from the pre-motorway A-Z and shows the streets in this part of Hyde before the demolition teams moved in. I've skewed the map a bit so it's more or less looking straight down Newton Street, but in the opposite direction to the photograph. Flowery Field Church is the small cross at the top left next to Newton Street.

On the left-hand side of the picture just above Carrfield Mill is a row of houses:

These are on the south side of Bank Street, and the short street which runs upwards on the right-hand side of the row is Pitt Street which leads to Grafton Street.

At the extreme bottom right of the picture you can just see the start of Dukinfield Road, and above that the backs of a row of houses:

These houses are on the north side of Mary Street. The photograph was obviously taken late in the day as you can see the shadow of these houses on Newton Street and the sunlight showing where Mary Street is. Going up Newton Street the next patch of sunlight is George Street and then at the top you've got Market Street.

It's a pity it's only a newspaper photograph as it limits the amount of detail you can see, but I'm sure that people who know the Hyde of that time a lot better than I do will be able to pick out other buildings of interest.

Mary Street Remembered

Two family pictures sent in by Aiden Prince whose family home was once on Mary Street.

Here's Mrs Prince and Aiden's brother JP along with the dog... The Prince family lived next door to my paternal grandparents Thomas and Sarah Wigley on Mary Street.

Aiden's brother Kevin sat at the family table looking at a loaf of bread. Aiden mentioned that there was always a loaf of bread on the table and it triggered a memory in me about my grandparents who also had bread on show. It got both me and Aiden wondering if there was a reason for this. I'm aware of the saying 'Putting Bread On The Table' which meant you had money to supply sustenance for the household or the man of the house was in Work and providing for the family. If you know more or have any thoughts on this please let use know.