Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
The original "Big Tree", which stood at the corner of Lilly Street and Stockport Road by the Diamond Row reservoir, traditionally marked the boundary between Hyde and Gee Cross.
The reservoir was covered and the nearby Diamond Row cottages were demolished, to create an open space.
In 1983 a new "big tree" was planted as a memorial to sacrifices made in Northern Ireland and the Falklands.
Janet Howie's photograph was taken in September 1983; compare it with my own photograph from 2007 on Hyde Daily Photograph.
The CDPB theme for today is Wood. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
