Weekend in Black & White: Entrance to Godley Reservoir

The entrance to a private access road off the A57 up to Godley Reservoir. The small building is a meter house.

Compare this with the view a year ago on 2nd April 2013.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

An Aerial View

  © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

On 11th July 2013 Mike Richardson was on an EasyJet flight from Edinburgh to Luton and whilst over Stockport took a photograph across Audenshaw reservoirs and beyond. The original photograph can be seen on Geograph.

I've cropped and enhanced the portion that highlights Hyde.

Godley reservoir stands out below the M67 (sweeping towards the roundabout at Hattersley and the new Tesco) and above the Manchester to Glossop railway line. Also prominent is the route of the former Godley Junction to Apethorn Railway Line, now TransPennine Trail and National Cycle Network 62.

Easily recognised are Ewen Fields (Hyde FC ground) and Garden Street recreation ground. Others will doubtless pick out other areas.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Godley Reservoir

  © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Trig on a dam. Looking towards Werneth Low.

Taken Wednesday, 21 July, 2004.

I'm taking a brief holiday and for while I'm away I've scheduled posts using photographs by visitors to the area.

Track to Godley Reservoir

There is a private access track to Godley Reservoir leading off Mottram Road. The gates are padlocked. There is a small building behind the wall. When the wall was being repaired in May 2011 the building was completely hidden in the trees.

It is in a fact a meter house. Godley reservoir is part of series of waterworks that were built originally to take water from the Longdendale Valley to Manchester.

See a map of the waterworks and aqueduct on Old Hyde.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Stonepit Reservoir Looking Overgrown

Stonepit Reservoir is now used by the Tameside Federation of Anglers.

It was fully restored about five years ago but now the vegetation seems to be taking it over somewhat.

Previous photographs of Stonepit Reservoir.

• July 20th 2006 Stonepit Reservoir
• September 6th 2006 Twigs & Barbed Wire
• September 14th 2006 Stonepit Reservoir Again
• December 14th 2006 Stonepit Reservoir Yet Again
• December 22nd 2006 A Glimpse of Stonepit Reservoir
• January 11th 2007 Reservoir Filling Up
• May 15th 2007 Reservoir Nearly Ready
• July 7th 2007 Waterfall flowing at Stonepit
• August 11th 2007 Stonepit Reservoir Not Quite Ready
• September 17th 2007 Missed the Birdie
• November 2nd 2007 A Licence to Fish
• November 23rd 2007 Another Sign at Stonepit
• February 27th 2008 A Frosty Morning at Stonepit Reservoir
• April 20th 2008 April Morning at Stonepit
• April 27th 2008 Heron at Stonepit
• May 4th 2008 Danger Deep Water
• May 11th 2008 Gone Fishing
• 4th February 2009 Round the Bend
• 12th March 2009 Ice on Stonepit Reservoir