Wigan Album
Marks & Spencers
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Photo: hilary waring (whittaker)
Item #: 25589
back l-r Miss Baxter, Maureen Halpin, Josie Mcarthy, Elsie or May Archer?, Dorothy Greenwood, Pat Carr, Margaret Molyneaux, Pauline Denman.
middle Geoffrey(trainee manager), Anita Broadbent, Brenda Naylor, -?, Roy Heaton (trainee manager)
front John Charman, -?, manager from head office, mrs Charlesworth (retiring), mr Oilberg (store manager), Edie Hilton (25 years service, edie's husband?.
Only a guess, but going off the ladies' hairstyles and dresses I would say late 1950s to early 1960s. A lovely photo.
Lovely dresses and suits. Everybody looks smart, you could go anywhere dressed like that, where have we gone wrong in this day and age!
Garry look no further than America, everyting bad originates there. Sloppy dress as you mentioned, guns, drugs, rubbish food eg McDonalds etc. I agree weren't we all a lot smarter those days.
That Roy Heaton, was a store manager in Yorkshire. Knew his face straight off. He was the one who used to visit my Aunt in hospital. She would pull the sheets up to conceal her nightie and he would lean on the end of the bed, covering his eyes with his hands to save her blushes in the serviceable bed wear. How are you Tina, say the word if you want anything, he called every couple of days without fail.
This was the 70's. Same man, alright. Knew his face straight away. He was a very well respected and liked manager and he took staff welfare seriously. Well, they liked him so much his pet name was "Father". They were sorry to lose him when he was transferred.
In fact, he was the one when Aunty was mobbed loading the Christmas Chickens that joined her and said back to back Tina and slap their hands if they push and you look after me if I go down. He was a gent to work for.
back 4th from left Elsie Archer, the year was 1960.
Did Elsie Archer live in Abram?? I seem to recognise her.
Brought back wonderful memories of the happy times we all had working together!