Wigan Album
M6 Motorway
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Photo: Barrie
Item #: 29861
left to right-Bill Calvert,Keith Gibson, me (the youngest), Norman Philips. The site cabin behind was a wooden terrapin lit & heated by Calor Gas. No running water- Fresh water was collected in a milk churn from the farm up the road.
Great photo's. I knew Ken Green very well. Abram lad. The previous photos you gave me permission to put on the McAlpine site have had, and still are generating, lots of interest amongst ex Macs employees.
Who's Ken Green?
Sorry. Wrong photo. He is on the next one. Next to the end on the right.
Broady, Both Keith & Norman used to give me a lift in their cars if I had missed the works bus from Wigan. At least 2 McAlpine old buses (possibly x Crosville) would take the "workers" up to Bilsborrow every morning leaving Wigan around 6 am-Pick in Standish. It is nice to read comments on the McAlpine facebook about them.
did any of you know arthur roberts as i remember him working for mc,alpines . he was a giant og a man in more ways that 1.he lived in out street in birch grove.
I don’t remember him but I think his son Geoff worked on the M58 in the late 70’s / early 80’s.
Barrie, Someone named Patrick Langan was enquiringly after your health on the McAlpine web site.
Affectionately known as McAlpines Fusiliers! I used to work for Tarmac in late sixties and we done bits of work on M6. No hard hats in them days!
With a reference to item #29001,Keith Gibson & Norman Philips are also mentioned in Appendix 3 of Harry Yeadon's book "The Motorway Achievement" as part of the Staff of the Principal Main Contractor.(McAlpine)