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Hattersley Road East, HYDE, SK14 3EQ

On the left Tameside Court Image which was the last of the tower blocks on the Hattersley estate to be built in the 1970s is finally being demolished.

This used to be the centre of Hattersley with a library Image, a community centre Image, shops and a pub Image The library is now part of a new community hub Image which has been built next to the Tesco store. The old precinct was demolished in 2013 Image Now the adjacent Tameside Court Image which was the last of the tower blocks on the Hattersley estate to be built in the 1970s is finally being demolished.

Closed public house on Hattersley Road East, due to be demolished in the next twelve month's, according to a local resident.

Tameside Court was built to provide accommodation for some of Hattersley’s more senior residents; it now stands empty awaiting its fate. The recently grassed area in the foreground was until demolition in the summer of 2013 part of Hattersley shopping precinct, it was the site of the community centre, library, post office, cooperative late shop and a boxing gymnasium that produced many fine sportsmen.

Outside St Barnabas Church.

St Barnabas is the Anglican church serving Hattersley. It was built in 1965 and has served residents from when it was first opened in October 1966. Before that the residents had worshipped in homes from the very first weekend of moving into Hattersley. The church building was renewed following storm damage in January 2005. It is in an Interregnum since the retirement of the Vicar Rev Derek Akker due to ill health in January 2009.

Powerful machine ripping lumps of reinforced concrete from the last remaining tower block at Hattersley.

The building of this tower block was completed in the early 1970s, it was occupied by people over the age of 55 so did not have the problems that some flats have. Hattersley originally had eight tower blocks the other seven built in the mid sixties were demolished in 2001. The Four In Hand public house that was attached to the tower has also been demolished.

This tower block is the last building to be demolished in the area that was Hattersley Precinct. When completed in the late 1960s/early 1970s the Four in Hand public house stood to the right of the tower, the red machine stands on the walkway that originally had shops on both sides and the ends, about 25 shops in total selling all sorts of goods even a record shop. Most of the shops were demolished 25/30 years ago the rest following more recently. Close up http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5323126