hyde road

[harewoodhouse]

does anyone have any old photos or any information on the Hamers plumbing shop on Hyde road that I could have a copy of ? my gran grew up above the shop and I would like to know if it is still there and what it looks like now, I only have the one old photo to go by...thanks..sue

[Aulus]

I think you're going to have to tell us the town. 

Nice photograph, by the way.

[uk2003]

Guessing

Hyde Road Manchester - if so you will find loads and loads of Hyde road photos here

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

Ken

[harewoodhouse]

opps sorry ..yes manchester, thank you Aulus and kenher, I couldnt get through on that link maybe they are having trouble with the site I will have to try again latter. loved the photo of your gt aunt Aulus why was she the black sheep?...sue

[tony h]

Hi Sue,
I would be very surprised if it's still there Miles of shops along Hyde Road were demolished in the slum clearances of the 1970/80's. The only one's remaining would be on the bit from Belle Vue through to Gorton Market about 150 yards worth. I'll have a drive by when i go to work tomorrow and see if there any likely candidates, but don't hold your breath. I know someone who had a barber's shop on Hyde Rd many moons ago so i will ask if she has any memories.

Best wishes
Tony

[uk2003]

Hi Sue

Have to agree with Tony, was on Hyde road myself the other day - not a lot left.

Try that site again it works for me

Regards
Ken

[harewoodhouse]

LOVE THAT SITE!! shame  I cant be really sure but it looks a lot like ...ardwick nth side  photo 71 stott and brown plumbers to me... I  looked through all my records and found a census with the number I think it says 190 so would that be the ardwick end? what a shame all the old buildings had to go, although it was a fantastic idea and someone with forsight to go and  take photos of them all, are the houses they stuck up any better?...I have a list of all the streets that my family have lived on so I am going to have great fun trying to spot the streets on here thanks once again, Im off to find ivy,blakey,coulchester and middlewood streets...sue

[tony h]

Hi Sue, i watched the demolition of these houses/shops and the subsequent demolition, within 20 years, of the ghastly Fort Ardwick flats that replaced them. We never learn 
Tony

[harewoodhouse]

wow they must of been bad if they didn't even last 20 years...its a shame that the old buildings went, I have old building envy, in NZ they think 100 years is historic I would love one day to go to London and find the London stone, or walk along an old roman road, touch buildings and doorways that you know have been walked through over hundreds of years, walk down a cobble street that my forefathers trod down. I think one of the greatest things england has is its history. I love reading old English history books although they can be hard to get a hold of in NZ but one of my favorite books at the moment is London the biography by peter ackroyd that is a great book you can almost smell how it was.