The Weekend in Black & White: A Glimpse of the Godley Brook

A rare glimpse from Newton Street, through leafless winter trees, of the Godley Brook before it is culverted under Dukinfield Road.

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Track off Halton Street

The track off Halton Street leads to Bonehill Dam.

The Godley Brook flows through the valley on the right.

Note: I'll be away in St Annes all this week and probably without internet access so will not be tweeting.

I've scheduled a post each day to go live at midnight BST and Julie Storry of Sydney Eye will be posting a notice to the CDPB Facebook page which is also where CDPB members can go to vote for September's theme day.

A Glimpse of Godley Brook

A glimpse of the Godley Brook through the thick vegetation on Halton Street.

Note: I'll be away in St Annes all this week and probably without internet access so will not be tweeting.

I've scheduled a post each day to go live at midnight BST and Julie Storry of Sydney Eye will be posting a notice to the CDPB Facebook page which is also where CDPB members can go to vote for September's theme day.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Brookbank Folly Castle

The castellated folly castle overlooking Godley Brook lies in the back garden of Brookbank House. The house was built in 1837 by Joseph Hibbert, the sixth of fourteen children of Randal Hibbert. The Hibbert family of Godley played an important part in the history of Hyde and its neighborhood, figuring amongst the pioneers of the cotton industry.

The castle folly was probably built around the mid part of the 19th century. In the mid-1990s there were plans by the then owners to restore the building and open it up to the public. See Hyde Cheshire.

Now it belongs to the Brookbank Day Nursery and public access to the folly is not permitted. It can however be viewed from this footpath on the North side of the Godley Brook.

Another view of the folly can be seen on Hyde DP Xtra and a larger monochrome view can be seen on my photoblog sithenah.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Shadows in Gower Hey Woods

Here is where Gower Hey Brook disappears under a culvert near Swains Valley. It eventually emerges on the far side of Dowson Road.

See how it looked in Autumn 2009.

View the opposite direction on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Weekend Reflections: Godley Brook by ABC Wax

More reflections in Godley Brook but today about a mile further West from the ones I showed you last week.

Here the stream is channeled between the ABC Wax textile factory and Hoviley Brow.

Compare it with the same scene in September 2009. What changes can you see?

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Weekend Reflections: Godley Brook

Reflections in Godley Brook taken from the little bridge that crosses the stream near to its confluence with Werneth Brook not far from Brookbank Nursery.

You can look back towards the little bridge on Hyde DP Xtra.

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Marsh in Gower Hey Wood

It might look like a forest clearing but in reality this is marshland near the flat bridge I showed a few weeks ago.

The Neponset

The Neponset River separates Quincy and Boston. More than 70,000 people commute across the Neponset River Bridge on work days. The bridge was built in 1970 and is undergoing major repair work slowing everyone's commute.

Patches

Patches of snow dot the banks of the Neponset River overlooking Quincy.

On Ice

This Town River dock is still on ice. Germantown can be seen in the background.

Icy View

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This is a sunset view of the Neponset River looking across towards Boston from Marina Bay. Happy Skywatch Friday everyone.