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Manchester Road, HYDE, SK14 2DE

The A57 into Hyde between Broomstair Bridge and Kingston Bridge. Bridge Field Terrace on the left was built in 1872 Image

Name and date stone on Bridge Field Terrace Image

Bridge Marker by the A57, in parish of Hyde (Tameside District), Manchester Road, set in low stone wall approximately 100 yards east of Broomstair Bridge, and opposite 230 Manchester Road. The wall was rebuilt in the summer of 2017 so the surrounding stonework is now different. The letter 'C' on the stone may indicate the responsibility of the former Cheshire County Council to maintain the road up to and including Broomstair Bridge. There is a similar stone further east nearer the bridge over Wilson Brook Image Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: CH_MAHY06br.

Set into the bottom of the wall Image on Manchester Road Image is an old stone marker post. This is the same stone photographed by the Milestone Society Image in 2017 who describe it as a "Bridge Marker". The wall was heightened during 2017 and the stone has been reset within the wall. The stone appears to be one of a pair as further along the road Image halfway towards Kingston Bridge Image is a similar stone Image but with a letter "C" on the left. I thought at first the other may have been meant to mark the boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire with the letter C on the left but the actual boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire is at Broomstair Bridge Image I have now been informed that the C refers to County, not to Cheshire. This type of bridge marker denotes the extent of the road, normally 100 yards, leading up to a bridge that the County, rather than the parish, was responsible for maintaining. Examples of C stones can be found all round the country, and sometimes a pair still exists, one on each side of the bridge. The Milestone Society categorise them as bridge markers.

The A57 at Kingston. On the right is grazing land on the flood plain between Wilson Brook and the River Tame. In the wall, which was heightened in 2017, is an old stone marker post Image

Broomstair bridge over the River Tame was originally the boundary between Hyde, Cheshire and Denton, Lancashire. Now both towns are part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough. Beyond the boundary sign are two warning road signs. One refers to horses which is not surprising as there is a stables on the left hand side and a bridleway on the opposite side of the road. The other sign warns of cattle!

This wall on Manchester Road Image is opposite Bridge Field Terrace Image Over the wall is grazing land on the flood plain between Wilson Brook and the River Tame. In the wall, which was heightened in 2017, is an old stone marker post Image

The A57 towards Hyde just past the Denton boundary at Broomstair. On the left is the Riverside Care Home.

A cul-de-sac off Manchester Road Image I understand it was once called Scholes Street.

The A57 at its junction with Hall Street Image