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Cartwright Street is a narrow road that cuts a corner between Victoria Street and Talbot Road. HGVs are banned and the sign warns them to ignore SatNavs which would direct them in that direction.

The War Memorial in Newton at the corner of Victoria Street (right) and Cartwright Street (left).

Victoria Street War Memorial on the corner with Cartwright Street is surrounded by wrought iron railings. The inscription on the plinth reads: 1914 - 1919 ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF VICTORIA STREET AND DISTRICT, IN HONOUR OF THE MEN WHO ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL. KILLED IN ACTION: ** UNVEILED AND DEDICATED BY ALDERMAN TURNER MARCH 13TH 1920. WILLOUGHBY WILDE & SONS, HYDE. ** A full list of the names inscribed can be found at Carl's Cam http://www.carlscam.com/newton/vicmem.htm The bronze statue of a soldier on the top is a replica, added in 2005, to replace the often vandalised original.

The new (erected in 2005) bronze statue of a soldier on the top of Image

The dedication on the plinth of Image] reads: 1914 - 1919 ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF VICTORIA STREET AND DISTRICT, IN HONOUR OF THE MEN WHO ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL. KILLED IN ACTION: (LIST OF NAMES) UNVEILED AND DEDICATED BY ALDERMAN TURNER MARCH 13TH 1920. WILLOUGHBY WILDE & SONS, HYDE.

The War Memorial at the corner of Victoria Street (at the top of the steps to the right of the picture) and Cartwright Street, from where this photograph was taken. At the time of its unveiling, it was described by the Hyde Reporter newspaper as follows: "From the ground, the monument rises in three successive diminishing bases on which is a large die surmounted by a cap on which stands the figure of a soldier symbolising the brave fellows to whom the memorial is erected” (http://www.tameside.gov.uk/warmemorial/victoriastreet Tameside MBC). The memorial is 12ft high, and the bottom base is 4ft square. The bronze statue of the soldier was replaced by a new one in 2005 (Image]). The dedication on the plinth (Image]) reads: 1914 - 1919 ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF VICTORIA STREET AND DISTRICT, IN HONOUR OF THE MEN WHO ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL. KILLED IN ACTION: (LIST OF NAMES) UNVEILED AND DEDICATED BY ALDERMAN TURNER MARCH 13TH 1920. WILLOUGHBY WILDE & SONS, HYDE.

The War Memorial in Newton at the corner of Victoria Street (on the right out of picture) and Cartwright Street (sweeping round to the left).

On the corner of Hamel Street and Hickenfield Road Image

Set back from the corner is a postbox Image (SK14 38D).

This sign on Victoria Street, Newton flashes up the speed of approaching vehicles. Speeds of up to 19mph display in white; at 20 it changes to amber and at 30 to a bright yellow. The speed limit on this section of road is 20mph.