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In 2009 the Tameside Hippodrome was recognised by Historic England as being worthy of Grade II listing " The Tameside Hippodrome retains its double-height auditorium undivided, and with its particular Art Deco scheme substantially intact, retaining a rich period character which evokes the inter-war glamour and escapism of the genre. * The foyer ...
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. [1] The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. [2] Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Manchester.
The town hall was the headquarters of Ashton-under-Lyne municipal borough but ceased to be the local seat of government when Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council was formed in 1974. [5] The vacant building became the home of the Museum of the Manchester Regiment, which had previously been based at Ladysmith Barracks, in 1987. [6]
The council has its headquarters at Tameside One, which also includes a library and part of Tameside College. The building was completed in 2019. [25] [26] Former council offices at Ashton-under-Lyne, demolished to make way for current 'Tameside One' headquarters
The failure of the Tameside regions to set-up a combined electric tram system in 1899, was later achieved through the present-day Metrolink which interconnects many of the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. The old tram network of the 1900s in Ashton-under-Lyne is no longer operational with the old tramlines now replaced with tarmacked roads.
Ashton-under-Lyne station consists of a single island platform, accessible via a ramp from the underpass at street level, it is wheelchair accessible and also has a passenger lift. This was installed due to the 1-in-8 gradient between street level and platform level [ 5 ] Facilities of the station include a waiting room, ticket desk, wheelchair ...
Ashton. "Cotton Mills of Ashton — Archive Photographs". Archived from the original on 15 December 2008; Haynes, Ian (1987). Cotton in Ashton. Libraries and Arts Committee, Tameside Metropolitan Borough. ISBN 0-904506-14-2.
Ashton-Under-Lyne bus station. Many bus services use the bus station. The majority of services are run by Metroline Manchester with the remainder of services run by Stagecoach Manchester, Go North West and Diamond North West [2] Ashton Bus Station was involved in Tranche 3 of the Bee Network franchising system in Greater Manchester.