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Western Road
Guru Ravidass Temple
Featherstone First School
Featherstone High School
In 1811, the government decided to replace the old powder hulks [8] moored in river estuaries with permanent storage facilities. Four new magazines were built, one being on a 47 acre site on the Canal at North Hyde. Acquired in 1813, the site was originally planned to connect to the Canal via a branch that would also form a defensive loop, what resulted was an extensive branch canal, most of which ran parallel to the main line, and from which six docks extended at right angles. A barracks building was erected that could accommodate three officers and 50 other ranks, and mounds were built on the site to deflect the blast should there be an explosion. Gunpowder was shipped in government-owned barges that entered the site through a 14ft wide stop-lock. The North Hyde Ordnance Depot had a short life, being sold by auction in 1832. A contemporary newspaper advertisement stated that it comprised: Following the sales, the barracks building became an orphanage and the branch canal a wharf to a brick works