L is for Lovers Alley

This photograph from about the 1920s shows a place somewhere in the Kingston area, but exactly where, I'm not sure.

To visit more ABC Wednesday L posts, visit Mrs. Nesbitt's Place.

North Cheshire Herald Offices 1910

The North Cheshire Herald & Hyde & Glossop General Advertiser was founded by George Booth in 1853.

From 1860 it was edited and printed on a steam printing press in Hamnett Street.

In the 1930s it changed its name to the North Cheshire Herald & Hyde Reporter. At various times separate editions were printed for Longdendale and for Marple, Bredbury & Romily.

1906 Flood Damage at James North Works

This is Old Hyde's 50th post.

There is a "water" theme amongst CDPB bloggers today. So where's the water here? Well it is April 1st, so maybe I'm fooling you! But if you are reading this after 12 noon then the joke will be on me.

Here the water has been and gone. In May 1906 Hyde suffered severe flash floods. This picture shows the damage caused at the James North Works.

For more watery sights today, visit the following: Adelaide ~~ Albuquerque ~~ American Fork ~~ Anderson ~~ Ararat ~~ Arradon ~~ Ashton under Lyne ~~ Athens ~~ Auckland ~~ Austin ~~ Bandung ~~ Barton ~~ Belgrade by Paja ~~ Belgrade by Bibi ~~ Bellefonte ~~ Bicheno ~~ Bogor ~~ Boston by Fenix ~~ Boston by Clueless ~~ Boston by Sarah, Whit & Leyre ~~ Brighton ~~ Brookville ~~ Budapest by Isadora ~~ Budapest by Zannnie & Zsolt ~~ Canterbury ~~ Cape Town ~~ Chandler ~~ Chateaubriant ~~ Cheltenham ~~ Chicago ~~ Christchurch ~~ Clearwater ~~ Clearwater Beach ~~ Cleveland ~~ Coral Gables ~~ Cypress ~~ Dallas ~~ Dunedin ~~ Durban ~~ East Gwillimbury ~~ Evry ~~ Glasgow ~~ Greenville ~~ Grenoble ~~ Guelph ~~ Gun Barrel City ~~ Hamilton ~~ Hampton ~~ Haninge ~~ Helsinki ~~ Hobart ~~ Hyde ~~ Inverness ~~ Jackson ~~ Jakarta ~~ Jefferson City ~~ Jogjakarta ~~ Joplin ~~ Juneau ~~ Katonah ~~ Kuala Lumpur ~~ Kyoto ~~ Lake Forest Park ~~ Larchmont ~~ Las Vegas ~~ Lisbon by Sailor Girl ~~ Lisbon by Maria João ~~ Lodz ~~ London by Ham ~~ London by Mo ~~ Mainz ~~ Maple Ridge ~~ Marseille ~~ Mazatlan ~~ Melbourne by John ~~ Melbourne by Mblamo ~~ Memphis ~~ Menton ~~ Mexico City by Carraol ~~ Mexico City by Poly ~~ Minneapolis by Greg ~~ Minneapolis by Mitch ~~ Minsk ~~ Monrovia ~~ Monte Carlo ~~ Montego Bay ~~ Monterrey ~~ Moscow ~~ Mumbai by Magiceye ~~ Mumbai by Anu ~~ Mumbai by Kunalbhatia ~~ Nancy ~~ Naples ~~ Nashville ~~ Nelson ~~ New Orleans ~~ New York City ~~ Niamey ~~ Norfolk ~~ Norman ~~ Norwich ~~ Nottingham ~~ Odense ~~ Omsk ~~ Orlando ~~ Oslo ~~ Paderborn ~~ Paris by Eric ~~ Paris by Gordio ~~ Pasadena ~~ Petaling Jaya ~~ Pilisvörösvár ~~ Pont-à-Mousson ~~ Port Angeles ~~ Port Elizabeth ~~ Port Townsend ~~ Port Vila ~~ Portland (OR) ~~ Portland (ME) ~~ Portsmouth ~~ Prague ~~ Quincy ~~ Riga ~~ Rotterdam ~~ Saarbrücken ~~ Saigon ~~ Saint Louis ~~ Saint Paul ~~ Salem ~~ Salt Lake City by atc ~~ Salt Lake City by Eric ~~ San Diego ~~ San Francisco ~~ Seattle by Chuck ~~ Seattle by Kim ~~ Seguin ~~ Selma ~~ Sequim ~~ Sesimbra ~~ Setúbal ~~ Shanghai ~~ Sharon ~~ Singapore ~~ Sofia ~~ St Francis ~~ Stavanger ~~ Stayton ~~ Stockholm ~~ Stouffville ~~ Subang Jaya ~~ Suffolk ~~ Sunshine Coast ~~ Sydney by Nathalie ~~ Sydney by Sally ~~ Székesfehérvár ~~ Tacloban City ~~ Terrell by Jim ~~ Terrell by BS ~~ The Hague ~~ Tokyo ~~ Toruń ~~ Toulouse ~~ Turin ~~ Tuzla ~~ Twin Cities ~~ Victoria ~~ Vienna ~~ Virginia Beach ~~ Wailea ~~ Washington ~~ Wassenaar ~~ Wellington ~~ West Paris ~~ West Sacramento ~~ Weston ~~ Williamsburg ~~ Willits ~~ Yardley.

Corner of the Market & Town Hall, a Century ago

A view across a corner of the market towards the Town Hall.

Compare it if you will with the same scene today on Hyde Daily Photo.

Joel Lane, Gee Cross

Joel Lane, Gee Cross.

I think the date is about the 1920s.

Bank Chambers 100 years ago.

The Bank Chambers on the Market Ground just over 100 years ago.

Once the Midland Bank, it is now the HSBC Bank.

The market stalls have changed and new trees block the view somewhat but the building itself is much the same today.

Four People on Wood End Lane

This picture of Wood End Lane is of the same spot as a previous picture of a lady and her daughter, but taken from the opposite direction.