Hyde Reform Club House Market Street and Foundry (Fountain) Street Hyde

REFORM CLUB—TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS —The Directors of the Hyde Reform Club are prepared to Receive TENDERS for the ERECTION of NEW CLUBHOUSE proposed to be built Market-street, Hyde. Drawings may be seen and bills of quantities obtained on and after Monday next, June the 19th, at the offices of the architect. Tenders are to be sent in on or before noon of Wednesday, June the 28th, to the undersigned, sealed and endorsed Tender for Hyde Reform Club." The directors not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender. , W. TELFORD GUNSON, C.E , Architect and Surveyor. 10, Marsden-street, Manchester. [Manchester Courier 17 June 1882 page 3]]

HYDE REFORM CLUB – The foundation stone of a building for the use of the members of the Hyde Reform Club was laid on Saturday afternoon by Mr Thomas Ashton. The site of the building is the corner of Market Street and Foundry Street, the principal frontage being to the first-named thoroughfare. It will be built in the Queen Anne style of architecture, the principal entrance being of Yorkshire stone and the remainder of the club of red terra-cotta bricks. Over the entrance will be a clock tower 63 feet high. A large public room is provided for on the ground floor, and the building will contain handsome and commodious reading, committee, billiard, and card rooms, with all the necessary offices. Mr W Telford Gunson, of Manchester, has prepared the plans, and the works are being carried out by Mr Peter Green of Hyde. The cost is estimated at £3,000. [Manchester Guardian 30 October 1882 page 6]

LIBERALISM AT HYDE - On Saturday afternoon the foundation stone of the Hyde Reform Club was laid by Mr. Thomas Ashton, the Mayor of that town, in the presence of a very large assembly. The building is situated at the corner of Market Street and Foundry Street, having a frontage in Market Street of 74 feet and in Foundry Street of 57 feet. The style of architecture is that known as “Queen Anne,” and the building is to be erected with terra-cotta bricks and Yorkshire stone facings, so that, when completed, it will be a very handsome edifice. The accommodation that is to be provided will be ample, and will consist of reading rooms, refreshment room, a large room for meetings, card rooms, a committee room, and a billiard room, in which there will be three tables. Noticeable features of the building will be a cloak tower, 63 feet high, and a balcony from which addresses may be delivered at election times. The whole building will cost about £3,000. It is being erected by Mr Peter Green, of Hyde, from plans by Mr W T Gunson, architect, of Manchester. [Manchester Times 4 November 1882 page 7]

HYDE REFORM CLUB – The new premises recently erected by the members of the Hyde Liberal Club, at a cost of about £3,000 are now ready for occupation.  …  The new club is situated at the corner of Market-street and Fountain-street, having a frontage of 74ft. in Market-street and 57ft. in Fountain- Street. It is built in the Queen Anno style of architecture, and is constructed chiefly or terra-cotta bricks, with Yorkshire stone facings. The accommodation provided consists of reading and refreshment rooms, smoking and card rooms, committee rooms, billiard-room, 15 feet by 23 feet, in which there will be placed three tables, and a large room of the same dimensions as the billiard-room in which meetings will be held.  One or the most noticeable features of the building is the clock tower, 63 feet high, over the main entrance in Market-street. The builder is Councillor Green of Hyde and Mr W. T. Gunson, Of Manchester, is the architect The foundation stone was laid on the 28th of October last by Mr. T. Ashton. [Manchester Guardian   12 October 1883 page 8]

Reference     Manchester Guardian Saturday 17 June 1882 Page 6 (Contracts)
Reference    Manchester Courier 17 June 1882 page 3 - contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 30 October 1882 page 6 – foundation stone
Reference    Manchester Times 4 November 1882 page 7
Reference    Manchester Guardian 12 October 1883 page 8 – opening