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Hartshead Pike.
Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley and Oldham. Hartshead Pike Tower has been a Grade II Listed building since 1967.
The tower was rebuilt in 1863 by John Eaton to commemorate the marriage of HRH Albert Edward to Princess Alexandra, replacing a building that had been there since 1751. An inscription stone reused in the tower states "This Pike Was Rebuilt By Public Contributions Anno Domini 1751". In the 1930s the tower was open to the public and contained a sweet shop; it closed at the outbreak of the Second World War and the tower entrance was bricked up after the war in about 1950. There is also a well on the summit enclosed by a stone slab.
Wikipedia
This is my first image of 2021.
I had arrived a little ealier than I originally planned, but the light looked to be very promising. I had just changed my footwear, and put on another couple of layers, and was treated to a stunning sunrise.
During the 19th century Reddish Vale was noted as a source of rare and interesting wild flowers and was the favourite haunt of the rambling 'hand loom weaver botanists' referred to in Mrs Gaskell's 'Mary Barton'. Ted Duncan also recalls that 'The Vale was completely unspoilt and wild flowers bloomed in abundance...
To people who came from Gorton it was paradise
The Vale has been managed since the early 1980's as a recreational open space.
It was managed until 1985 by the Tame Valley Warden Service under an agreement within Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) aimed at maintaining and enhancing urban countryside sites. With funding from the Stockport and Tameside Councils and the Countryside Commision, a temporary visitor centre was established and a great deal of work was done to improve paths, provide better access, establish facilities and manage vegetation.
Despite these efforts there were continual pressure to develop parts of the Vale which was fiercely resisted by local residents.
In 1988 a mass rally of about 3000 local people accompanied by the Gorton Brass Band succeeded in saving the Vale from a proposed housing development. In 1990, a proposal to create an artificial ski slope in Woodhall Fields was defeated by a 7000 signature petition.
The Country Park designation was finally approved in 1993 for a much larger area than originally envisaged.
The park boundary was further expanded in 1997 to its current size of 161 Hectares and, in 2000, a Local Nature Reserve was declared, covering 81 Hectares of the Country Park.
Taken using :
Nisi V6 Holder & LCPL Filter
Benro Rhino 2 Tripod.
www.tameside.gov.uk/Countryside/The-Etherow-Valley
"Dating from the late 18th century, this series of large stone vats or baths are part of the Hodge print works, probably the earliest known textile site in Tameside. Each one of the baths is made from giant stone slabs joined together by iron stays, and they are about six feet deep. Grey cloth would have been bleached with lime to make it white, and then laid out in the field to dry.
The site was excavated and recorded by the Greater Manchester Archaeology Unit in 1986, and recent work has been done to safeguard this important site for the future."
Making a somewhat unusual appearance over the Pennines is GBRf 60047 “Scafell Pike” still retaining its Colas Railfreight livery, seen making light work of 6M38 11:25 Arcow Quarry - Bredbury Tilcon loaded aggregates passing Midge Hill Farm near Mossley. it’s nice to see these locomotives stepping away from the rather boring biomass services and onto new pastures.
It’s hard to imagine looking at the photo it was a monsoon five minutes prior to the train appearing!
September 2024.
A small lake near the River Etherow in Tameside. The almost, white reflections were a result of the heavy mist which was still lingering.
Despite all weather conditions, policing continues across the region.
In 2016 the Force’s photographer was in Fairfield, Tameside, capturing video for an upcoming project when he came across one of the Force’s ANPR interceptor vehicles waiting for an operation to commence. Never wanting to miss an opportunity, he captured this image.
These striking vehicles highly distinctive livery and signage promote the fact that they are all fitted with the latest version of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR).
For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk
To report crime call police on 101 the national non-emergency number.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Heavy Snow on Hough Lane, Newton, Hyde, Tameside. (SK14-4NB.) But the council team still have to empty them.
45562 Alberta starts the climb to Standedge Tunnel overlooking Stalybridge, Tameside, with the Cotton Mill Express
Tameside allocated Metrobus 5187 stands In Ashton bus station with a 351 service to Carrbrook. October 30 1983.
Locomotives: 70017 & 70007 & 70014 & 66607 & 66416 & 66560
Working: 6K98 Hope(Earles Sdgs) - Crewe Basford Hall
Location: Alexandra Street
Date: 14th August 2021
Seen here rounding the curve from Woodley the Freightliner Hexadic power under Alexandra Street working the 6K98 from Hope in the Derbyshire Peak District to Crewe Basford Hall in Cheshire.
Earlier on in the year this move was a popular one but now that you can travel where ever you want this working can get from Hope to Crewe without a single pic of it being taken so although we video it every week here's a pic to prove it's still running.
The rock face of Ladcastle Quarry is purple with heather as TransPennine Express train 1E25, the 06.24 Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough, crosses Saddleworth Viaduct on the Standedge Route behind Class 68 68027 ‘Splendid’.
The quarry is in Upper Carboniferous Lower Kinderscout Grit - Sandstone. The long-closed Delph branch line ran off to the left between the quarry and the main line.
Day one.
10k at Daisy Nook 2019
Gaz
ps: There are 4 consecutive days racing tthat make up the Tour of Tameside. I bobbed over on a whim to have a go at capturing some photos as Daisy nook is close by.
TransPennine Express Class 185 diesel multiple units pass at Mossley station On the right is 2M62 the 08.17 Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly while on the left is 2E65 the 08.17 from Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield.
Roof timberwork of the former DENTON HALL (now demolished) used to be off Windmill Lane, Denton, Tameside
A TransPennine Express Class 185 diesel multiple unit with 1P63 the 07.28 Manchester Airport to Redcar Central service passing the closed Saddleworth station. It’s interesting to see that the owner of the building has put LMR signage up on the former platform side.
The Sky looked good for a moody morning sunrise, so I took myself off to the Tameside Local Nature Reserve. Photograph of unidentified tree with the sun threatening to do a sunburst in the centre. Date: 19/11/23.
The old and the new at Tameside Garage on Saturday 6th December 1986 with 5204 C204FVU a MCW Metrobus delivered in July 1986 and 133 JNA589N delivered to GMT in April 1975.
Dodge Minibus 1807, MCW Metrobus 5189 and former 3270 now PSV1 at Tameside Garage on Saturday 6th December 1986.