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the lady at the back with her head just showing (left of photo) is Mary speakman my nan

Hi Joanne Mary was a lovely lady as where most of the women who worked at the factory ........my mother Irene Cook is on the photo to the left of the man with the glasses { Julian Rosenberg } we used to live near your nan ..

Hi Sandra, my mum and two aunties worked there, namely Kathleen Wilding, Joan Chippendale and Mary Speakman, sadly no longer with us, also in the picture is my mother-in-law Betty Beckett

hi, my mum is in this piture, betty beckett, its brought a tear to my eye, esp seeing them, all toghther again. x

Hi Anita, how are you, and hows your mum please tell her I was asking about her. Joan

The first guy from the left with mousetach is Martin Bannister (Banny)

This was taken sometime in the Early seventies.
Cotton Goods were one of my customers.
I will post another commemnt on the two male gentlemen later.
They were the joint bosses.

The taller gentleman is Julian Rosenberg, the other gentleman is Joe?

The main man wasn't Joe Landes or Julian Rosenberg but Joe's father Mr Ellis Landes !!!!!! Julian was married to his daughter and Joe was his son ....

Are you the Kevin Brown from Onslow Textiles, Chorley, by any chance? I used to work in the office at Cotton Goods, with Frances. You usually came with one of your colleagues, though I can't remember his name?

The days at Cotton Goods bring back fond memories, in particular when 'Radio Wigan' set up camp for the day, not to mention the various practical jokes; hilarious!! It's lovely to see the familiar faces from back then. Sadly work places today just don't have the same fun.

2nd right Hilda Rylance was lovely to see her picture she passed away 2005. She had some great times at Cotton Goods.

I remember working with some of these ladies (and gents) when it had moved to the old wigan observer buildings in wood street, I was only 16 and did almost 2 years there and then the recession hit and I got laid off,,, I worked on the bar tacking machine with Joan Chippendale,,,great times,,,

This picture was taken 1981 not in the early 70s as one comment says as Iam in picture worked there from 1980 to 1992 miss u girls we had gud laughs over the years my god I had big hair funny to look back at my teenage self lots of love to cotton good girls from Chris xx

A long time getting back on Wigan World, but in answer to Sheila,yes i am that person and my colleaage would have been John Onslow. I later ran Onslows for 15 years. Nice of you to remember.