Wigan Album

We were all so proud of our cricket belts!

Notice the coal bunker and the metal bin, now things of the past for the majority. Remember the bin men, they rolled those bins or carried them on their shoulders. Not much rubbish was thrown away when we all had a coal fire to burn things on! Great piccy.

Hi Gerry, did you or William marry a girl named Margaret and live down Ince Green Lane somewhere?

Sorry Steve My Brother or I did not marry Margaret but I'm beginning to wish I had now !!

gerry did you work in alexanders mens shop when you were young?

to my favourite cousin love this photo i could scrike we had a dog called paddy remember ?

Nearly Margaret I worked in Brooks Bros which used to be Alexander before it closed (near to the undergroung toilets in Market Place) the we moved across the road to Peter Pells.

Which Margaret are you? I am intrigued now !!

Hey up Josie Nice to see you are online at last I have a cracking photo of your mum and Grandad arriving at St williams to Marry your Dad send me your e-mail address then I can send it to you directly

hi gerry you won`t remember me but i use to come in the shop every week to pay for my dad`s suit. i must have been about 14 at the time.i remember i use to blush a lot when i came in the shop because i use to fancy you.obviously you hadn`t changed or i wouldn`t have recognised you.hope you are well. margaretx

OK then margaret who was your dad? I still cant place you, I dont think you would fancy me now. so you are quite safe.
Go on put my mind at rest. where did you live? Help!!!

my dad`s name was ernie berry and we lived at beech hill. i now live in hr.ince. my dad`s left arm was a lot shorter than his right one and he always had to have his shoulder padded to make his suit look right.if i remember rightly in the shop was a catalouge with mens and womens clothes in that you could order and pay for weekly.it`s surpriseing what you see on this site.lol. do you still live in ince?

Margaret Please write to me cloggy1@live.co.uk

Gerald thats probably the smartest ive ever seen you dressed. The last time i saw you was at Cardinal Newman and before that at St williams. We had the best memories in the school any idea who this is?

Sorry "Guess Who" I wish I knew who you you are ! If thats the smartest you remember me then you never saw me when I was on the telly in the eighties.. I was dressed just the same have a look on you tube.. Then tell me who you are PLEASE !!! or I'll never sleep

here is the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pd8D3pGalE&feature=related

Well impressed with the youtube clip it seems sometimes the lower end of the school pupils have gone on to better things...Are you still entertaining? I cant say we i will ever reach your dizzy heights but i too am entertaining in a local band in Southport were i now live. You rang me a while ago to ask if i would be interested in a school reunion we were the class of 69. Any idea yet who i am?

I think I know now, after you mentioning Southport I dont want to print your full name on here. are your initial D.A.? If they are not then I am totally foxed and give up

Well done Gerry youve got me nailed. Have you heard how any of the old gang of 69 are getting on? Its great to make contact. You never answered the question are you still entertaining?

Dave write to cloggy1@live.co.uk
for private conversations please

I am the short lad on the right in this pic.. If you zoom in onto that dark patch near my head you'll see its a face with an open mouth. These were fancy tiles where the water came out of the sink in the pantry. This particular one was on Derek's house.. We didn't have one. Just an owd pipe sticking out of the wall