Old Hyde features non-contemporary material, old photographs, prints &c. of the Greater Manchester/Tameside town Hyde, in the county of Cheshire. It is a companion blog to Hyde Daily Photo.
Old Hyde
Pole Bank 1910 ----------------------------------------------------------Town Hall 1937 --------------------------------------------- Cenotaph 1990
Saturday 29 September 2007
Market Street c.1905
This picture of Market Street dates from around 1905.
My father was born in the residence (uppermost storey) of the Bank in the Market Square a few years after this photo was taken. His birth certificate says "Bank Chambers, Market Square, Hyde." The family were the resident caretaker/cleaners. They emigrated to Australia after WW1. When I visited Hyde in 2001 and again in 2006 I was amazed at how little the market area and buildings had changed from the old photos. The building is still a Bank (HSBC from memory.) Another relative (named Robinson) was the builder (contractor) of the Town Hall across the road. Love the site (plus Hyde daily photo.) Regards, Graeme. (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.0
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The buildings are still there as well Gerald, great picture this.
ReplyDeleteMy father was born in the residence (uppermost storey) of the Bank in the Market Square a few years after this photo was taken. His birth certificate says "Bank Chambers, Market Square, Hyde." The family were the resident caretaker/cleaners. They emigrated to Australia after WW1. When I visited Hyde in 2001 and again in 2006 I was amazed at how little the market area and buildings had changed from the old photos. The building is still a Bank (HSBC from memory.) Another relative (named Robinson) was the builder (contractor) of the Town Hall across the road. Love the site (plus Hyde daily photo.) Regards, Graeme. (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.0
ReplyDeleteI think if I check closely I may just see Sherlock Holmes in the pic. Must be a lot different now??1!
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