{"id":2419,"date":"2017-05-20T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T13:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=2419"},"modified":"2024-06-13T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:24:07","slug":"water-street","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/?page_id=2419","title":{"rendered":"Water Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protected buildings<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"\"Part of the Historic Triangle<\/a>, Water Street is almost entirely terraces of mill cottages.<\/p>\n

Approach off Palmerston Street<\/a> at the aqueduct or via High Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leads to Hazelhurst Drive<\/a>, Foundry Street<\/a>, John Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nearest shops – Palmerston Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nearest pubs – Holly Bush<\/a>, Spinner’s Arms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Council Ward – Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Water Street is famed for its stunning displays of window boxes and hanging baskets in the summer months. The picture shows 61 Water Street, the winner of the Cottage category in the Civic Society<\/a>‘s Bollington in Bloom 2005 and again in 2006.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Water Street Centre<\/h3>\n

The biggest building in the street is Water Street Centre<\/a>\"\", on the corner of John Street, which was Bollington’s secondary school up to 1965. It has been substantially under used since then but has been taken over by Bollington Initiative Trust (BIT)<\/a>\"\" for community purposes.<\/p>\n

Water Street shops<\/a><\/h3>\n

In ‘the good old days’ there used to be several shops in Water Street<\/a> and these can often be identified by the frontages. A cottage to the right of the school was once a beer house – the Lord Nelson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The war Memorial Gardens are located at the aqueduct end of the street. The first of the cottages here used to be a sweets and tobacco shop and still carries an enamel advertising panel above the door. This panel is protected by the Conservation Area status!<\/p>\n