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Post by gazpacho on Mar 30, 2012 13:23:00 GMT
Hi, New here and only found you when doing a google search for info on my local area ..... maybe you could help.
I live on the new housing development off railway st / Charles street in Dukinfield known as Chaplefields Works (previously William Kenyons)
To cut a very long and boring story short, the residents of the development are responsible for the wall on Charles Street, which is in a poor state and could collapse at any time. We have a few avenues to dispute this, one being why the developer chose to knock down just part of the wall and rebuild just part of the wall. What we need are some photos of the wall on Charles Street or any information as to its condition prior to or during the building phase which began in 2007.
Another avenue to look at is the work carried out at chartrange. Their work seems to cause an amount of vibration in the area which could be a contributing factor to the condition of the wall, so if anyone who may have had dealings with them in the past with regards to their operations and effects on the environment, this could be very useful
we have already consulted with the library and the planning office and these are still being pursued.
Any help or information could be of great value to us, so please do not hesitate to contact me, no matter how small you think your input may be.
Thank you for taking the time read this
John
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Woody
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Post by Woody on Mar 31, 2012 6:00:16 GMT
Hi John
There's a possible photo on the Tameside Image Archive website. The reference is t00472 and this is the detail:-
Title: Astley Street/Charles Street junction, looking towards Ashton. The wall in the foreground belonged to a stone-mason's yard, in the background is the gasworks
Keywords: Charles Street Places C to D Dukinfield Astley Street
Description: Dukinfield
Date: Circa 1910-20
Donor: Lender: Mr Bamforth, 1 Corporation Road, Audenshaw
Have you thought about a short piece in 'The Reporter' ? The article they published for me proved very useful in one of my own searches for information a couple of years ago, as did a couple of sessions speaking to older people in the local pub. The Astley Arms is probably your nearest and it's been there a considerable time.
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