Park Lane Traditional Cache
RosieMikeZacLeo: Has gone missing and want to hide another in a different place nearby
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Tweezers may be required. Magnetic Nano Park Lane (very potted) history! Looking to the right of Park Lane, towards the crossroads where you see St George's Church - the Jubilee Fountain. The fountain was originally positioned in front of what is now Tom Yam Restaurant and was constructed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. It was fully operational as a drinking fountain until the late 1940s. See pic in 1955 - https://www.francisfrith.com/poynton/poynton-the-fountain-c1955_p423001 and in 1965 -https://www.francisfrith.com/poynton/poynton-fountain-square-c1965_p423030 .In the early 1990s, the fountain was re-sited to an island close to its original spot as it had been damaged by passing vehicles. When work began on Poynton's shared space scheme in 2011, the fountain was re-sited again to it's current position outside what is now Panache (formerly Natwest Bank). Behind what is now Panache and Mates, a gravel pit was dug out for material for the construction of London Road (the main road from Macclesfield to Stockport). This explains the vertical drop at the back of Mates DIY store into the car park behind. Where Mates DIY shop, the Well Pharmacy and Yoga Life are now cited was originally a row of cottages. Poynton Cooperative was founded in 1861 in the end 2 cottages, then there was a butcher's shop, Joshua Royle's, in the last cottage next to the original Baptist Chapel. The cottages had no front gardens (probably to fit them as close to the road to be built in front of the large gravel pit at the back). Where Mates now stands, the 'District Bank' was built in 1939. The original Baptist Chapel stood on the site of the current Baptist Chapel, opposite what is now Ciao restaurant, and was built in 1867. The old Chapel and adjoining cottages (to the left of the chapel), known as 'Baptist Row' were demolished in 1970. The new church was then built, extending backwards from the original plot, and the 'Mercury' supermarket was built in the area of Baptist Row. It later became Netto, and then Asda. It is currently unoccupied (2019). Next along , where Soho Deli now stands (previously Greggs, previously Hive Bakery) stands what was 'The Forge' (see plaque on building, dated 1877). Here Charles Poole built carts, mowing machines, haymakers and also coffins. By the 1920s, with the ris eof the motor car, the need for the blacksmith was in decline and by the 1930s the blacksmiths shop was a fish, poultry and greengrocers shop, Fred and Len Mattocks. Much of this nformation is taken from 'Poynton Then, Poynton Now', by Les Durrant.
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