tameside

It’s been awhile since I was last active on this forum. I’ve been browsing some threads recently looking for local explores. I want to get back out there and find myself again! Exploring is something I used to thoroughly enjoy. After 3 months of best rest, I am ITCHING for some action. I want to...

Tameside hippodrome based in Ashton. Despite only living a 10 min drive from here I had never even heard of this place.. Opening in 1903 exclusively as a theatre, then temporarily converting to a cinema.. then back to a theatre! I will copy and paste a bit of history below: The theatre opened...

Tameside Hippodrome In February 1904, William Henry Broadhead, who already owned three theatres in the Manchester area, acquired land in Ashton-u-Lyne bordered by Oldham Road, Cotton Street East, Gas Street and Old Street. By April plans had been submitted to Ashton Borough Council to build a...

Hey guys! This is my first ever post on here so go easy on me please. ☺ I’ve been exploring for about 10 years now, just never posted any of my photos on here! So here goes nothing. History The facility was opened as the Glossop Union Workhouse in 1837. An infirmary building was subsequently...

History Grade II listed it opened as The Empire in 1904 as a theatre. With a 3 tier 2,000 capacity auditorium originally with boxes as per other theatres of this age. It was later converted to a cinema temporarily in 1932 and re-named The New Empire in 1933 when it underwent an Art Deco...

Visited with FreshFingers; Nickindroy; NinjaM; Ojay and SoundLightGo. A boat trip down the Tame last summer led to the discovery of the outfall. SoundLightGo sailed his canoe straight into the large brick tunnel and decided it was interesting enough to come back for a proper look. First, we...

Piranha (CSO) Slap bang in the middle of Guide Bridge, Audenshaw & Dukinfield this lot.. This Stone outfall had been on the back-burner for a good couple of years now, and infact the last time I attempted a look in, the heavens opened so I walked away Perhaps just as well really having...

Frogger (CSO), Tameside Usually it's refreshing to go in drains, the green tranquil waters of the sewer, the fresh breeze, just the tonic for an afternoon stroll to escape the the soaring temperatures.. Right ? However not here, the place was a stinker, the tranquil waters replaced with a...

Tameside General Hospital (Stamford Building) - February 2011 Visited with NickUK This appeared on the radar when Nick mentioned it was up for demolition and indeed it is. The site is fairly secure and even on God's day off was swarming with asbestos contractors... Access was...