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SJ9494 : Carousel corner

taken 1 year ago, near to Hyde, Tameside, England

Carousel corner
Carousel corner

The century old children's carousel still operates in the northeast corner of Hyde Civic Square SJ9494 : Hyde Civic Square.
Cooke's Children's Carousel

The roundabout on Hyde Market was manufactured by Halsteads of Sowerby Bridge in 1897. It was established on Hyde Market in 1919 by John William (Jack) Greaves. In the 1920s he passed it to his daughter Lily and her husband Bill Cooke. It has now been in the Cooke family for three generations.


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SJ9494, 2298 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 28 January, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 2 February, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9485 9496 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.0824N 2:4.7409W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9485 9494
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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