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Whit Walk along Manchester Rd, early 20th century On the left is Burgon's grocer's shop and next door is the Westgate Cottage public house. |
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Denton Market Place, Edwardian Era A Band of Hope Movement gathering. |
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Denton Market Place, Edwardian Era A Band of Hope Movement gathering. |
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Tramcar belonging to the Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Electric Tramway Ltd, c.1900 The tramcar is about to enter the Denton Tramway Depot on Ashton Rd. It is working on the Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Hyde route. The destination blind at the front of the tramcar reads, ASHTON. |
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Denton Tramay Depot of the Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Electric Tramway Ltd, early 20th century. A group of tramcar staff pose in front of three tramcars inside the Denton Tramway Depot on Ashton Rd. The destination blinds on the three tramcars read, from left to right, HYDE, OLDHAM and DENTON. |
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Denton Tramay Depot of the Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Electric Tramway Ltd, early 20th century. The driver, conductor and two gentlemen pose on a decorated tramcar inside the Denton Tramway Depot on Ashton Rd. |
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Tramcar belonging to Manchester Corporation This route operated between Manchester and Denton via Gorton/Belle Vue. |
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Tramcar belonging to Manchester Corporation Two tramcar routes operated to Haughton Green. One was the Ashton – Denton – Haughton Green route, via Hooley Hill, and the other was the Manchester – Denton - Haughton Green route via Gorton/Belle Vue. These were worked by the Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Corporation Passenger Transport Departments. The tramcar service between Ashton and Haughton Green ended on the 31 Oct 1936 and was replaced by a bus service the following day. |
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The Chemists Arms, Manchester Rd In 1841 John Kenyon opened his house on the north side of Manchester Rd. It was situated on the corner of Derby St on the railway station side. It seems that he repeatedly experienced problems in getting a licence but he was granted a licence to sell beer in casks off the premises as well as a wine licence. His last attempt to gain a licence was in 1880 following which there is no further mention of the Chemists Arms. By 1901 the premises had become a grocer’s shop managed by Arthur Henry Wild. John Kenyon was born at Medway, Tamworth, Staffordshire, in c.1814. He married Maria Pickford at St John’s Church, Manchester, on the 22 Apr 1847 but she died at Denton in 1864, aged 42 years. He then married Mary Wylie at Christ Church, Denton, on the 19 Apr 1865. In 1891 the second-time widowed John Kenyon was resident at the Chemists Arms with his daughter, Agnes (23), son, William (21), son, Joseph (14) and granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Grundy Kenyon (5). |
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The Church Inn, Manchester Rd Situated between Hulton St and Taylor Ln this public house became affected by subsidence that caused large cracks in the gable-end wall. Consequently, it was demolished in c.1980. Richard Greenwood became the landlord in 1898 and he stayed there until 1912. By 1894 the inn was owned by Cardwell & Co Ltd of the Naval Brewery, Junction St, Hulme, Manchester. In July 1899 Wilsons Brewery Ltd of the Newton Heath Brewery, Monsall Rd, Newton Heath, Manchester, acquired Cardwell & Co Ltd, which was then in liquidation. Wilsons Brewery also owned the nearby Bowling Green public house on the opposite side of Manchester Rd. |
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Denton Golf Club, Manchester Rd The back of the clubhouse after it was destroyed by a bomb dropped on it during a Luftwaffe raid on the 18 Oct 1940. The club had closed about half an hour before the bomb fell and the steward, Albert Edward Tooke, and his wife, Mary, managed to escape from the rubble. Mr Tooke returned the next day to look for his black tom cat, Mutt. He crawled into the wrecked building where he rescued his dust-covered cat. It was also discovered that a second bomb had fallen onto the fairway of the tenth hole creating a crater about 30 feet in diameter. Albert Edward Tooke was born at Middlesborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, on the 7 Sep 1881 and his wife, Mary Eaton, was born at Lymm, Cheshire, on the 2 Jun 1886. The couple married at St Mary’s Church, Lymm, on the 6 Feb 1908. |
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James Bevan & Co Ltd, Stockport Rd, A group of hat trimmers. This company of hat manufactures was founded in c.1873 by James Bevan (1828/29-1917), an entrepreneur and explorer. It ceased trading in 1960 and was replaced by Bevan Properties Ltd in 1961 which traded for one year to be wound up in 1976. An associated company was Carrington-Bevan Ltd which was also wound up in 1976. |
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James Bevan & Co Ltd An exhibition of hats presented by the company. |
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Denton Football Club stand, c.1910. The football ground was behind the Chapel House Hotel on Stockport Rd and the stand was on the south side. The houses on the right are on Mount Pleasant Rd. Denton F.C., nicknamed the ‘the Hatters’, was founded in c.1880 and dissolved in 1915. The club colours were believed to be red shirts and socks with white shorts. |
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Angel Inn, Hyde Rd, early 20th century View of the Angel Inn on the corner of Angel St. This hostelry is said to have been first licensed in 1597 during the reign of Elizabeth I. Originally it was probably a half-timbered building which at a later period was either cased in or rebuilt with brick. Over the years it has undergone many alterations but its walls and low ceilings still retain an appearance of antiquity. Originally the main entrance was in the north elevation but when the turnpike road opened in 1818 this was changed to make the back entrance in the south elevation the new main entrance. The hostelry was popular with hatters and for many years it was the headquarters of Denton Cricket Club; their ground, known as The Angel, being in a nearby field. Cricket St a short distance to the east of the hostelry runs through part of the ground. It was was also used for inquests and one such was for John Sidebottom who died on the 11 Aug 1875, aged 40 years. He was then resident at Broomstair, employed as a felt hatter, and he was found dead in his home at about noon on that day. He was born at Denton in 1834/35 and in 1871 he was resident on Manchester Rd, Hyde, with Ann Barlow (38) and Joseph Barlow (8). |
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Cottage Inn, Hyde Rd This former public house is now the last property on the north side of Hyde Rd before St Anne’s Rd due to the construction of the M67 Motorway. As the name infers, the Cottage Inn was originally a dwelling but firstly it was converted into a grocer’s shop. Following the Beerhouse Act of 1830 this shop began selling beer as well as groceries. Between 1848 and 1852 John Kershaw was listed as a grocer and provision dealer but in 1855 he became a beer seller. In 1874 Ralph Harrison became the owner and the 1881 census shows that the widowed Ralph was resident there with his daughter, Mary. He died in 1882, aged 68 years, and the next recorded owner is John Sumner. In 1888 he applied for a wine licence but this was rejected by the magistrates who considered that too many public houses were already selling wine. |
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Broom House Inn, Hyde Rd Situated on the corner of Bond St, this public house is now closed. The earliest record of this beerhouse is in 1874 but it might be earlier than this. A John Redfern is listed in the locality in 1869 but a Directory for 1874 lists Thomas Redfern as a beer retailer on Bond St. Apparently the entrance was then on Bond St. Thomas Redfern remained there until 1891 when Hannah Redfern took over and in 1894 she was replaced by Joseph Warr. |
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The Dog & Partridge, Ashton Rd Situated on the corner of Frederick St, this public house is now closed. Directories named James Smith as the landlord in 1896/97, Mrs Ellen Smith in 1901/02, James Moores in 1903/06 and George Eastwood in 1914. In February 1904 the house was bought by Bell & Co Ltd of the Hempshaw Brook Brewery, Hempshaw Ln, Stockport, and in April 1949 this brewery was acquired by Frederic Robinson of the Unicorn Brewery, Lower Hillgate, Stockport. |
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The Acres Inn, Acre St This public house was originally a beerhouse on the west side of Acre St and it was built on a piece of land known as the ‘Acres’. The date of the first building is unknown but in 1874 there is a reference to John Bardsley being the landlord. By 1888 George Wagstaff was the landlord and he also ran a coal carting business. Following his death in 1899, aged 53 years, his wife, Harriet née Fiddler, took over. The couple were married at St Paul’s Church, Portwood, Stockport, in 1868. In 1934 the inn was rebuilt, the architect being Fred Riley whose practice was in Manchester. There were alterations to the building in 1957 and again in 1974. |
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Cottage on Taylor Ln, c.1900 View looking north west with embankment of Audenshaw Reservoirs in the background. This cottage was situated at the bottom of Taylor Ln, on the north side, a short distance from the railway line. It became the longstanding residence of Thomas Cumberbeach who was born at Audenshaw in 1820/21. In 1841 he was then resident on New Rd (Manchester Rd), Denton, employed as an agricultural labourer. By 1851 he was resident on Taylor Ln with his wife, Hannah (28), and three lodgers, employed as a farm labourer. Their only child, Mary Ellen, was born in 1853/54 and she married Charles Waring at Ashton-under-Lyne in 1875. His wife, Hannah, died in 1878, aged 55 years, and in 1881 his daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren Annie (5), James (2) and Fred (3 months) were with him. By this time he was employed as an engine smith. In 1891 his family was still with him and he was employed as a gardener. In 1901 he was retired and living on his own means with his family. He died at Denton in 1904, aged 83 years. In 1911 his widowed daughter was still at the cottage with four of her children. |
