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I remember the greenhouses well from childhood,around late50s/early 60s. They held some wonderful plants and there were huge goldfish and lily-pads in the pond outside. Lovely memories of Sunday afternoons with my parents,going through the cool, shady plantations on the "tractor" and coming out into brilliant hot sunshine at the bottom of the path leading up to the hall.

My comment is the same as Irenes, it was a lovely place to go on a Sunday afternoon. I went there as a child in the 50s and took my own children later.. It's true what Rob says, inside the greenhouses was like being in another place altogether.

I went back to H H this past summer when I was back in England visiting and was very saddened to see it the way it is now.. It isn't a patch on what it used to be. :(

Quote "I went back to H H this past summer when I was back in England visiting and was very saddened to see it the way it is now.. It isn't a patch on what it used to be. :("
Well that's Wigan Council for you They would rather spend <s>their</s> 'OUR' money. On things like, The GRAND ARCADE and knocking down the swimming baths to build another smaller one. Manchester are renovating a 100 year old swimming baths. Wigan can't even renovate a 40 year old baths.
I suppose to finance their, fat, inflation proof, pensions. Something/Somebody has to miss out.

Well said Ron. My husband and I recently took a wrong turn in Atherton and ended up on a modern estate where there was a brilliant sculpture of three miners being lowered into the pit for their shift. It was really good. And what do we get in Wigan? That daft circle at Bryn with dancers or whatever they are, and that monstrosity of a head in Millgate, (the face that sunk a thousand shops). What on earth has that got to do with Wigan? The miners and mill-workers who shaped our town are not given house-room; it's as if the coucil is ashamed of our roots.

Rob, a friend of mine in London has a pic of the inside of the greenhouses. He doesn't have a scanner so is going to post the pic to me and I will post it on Wigan World possibly this weekend or beginning of next.

I'm sorry if I got you all upset, Ron, that wasn't my intention, but I do know where you are coming from.. I do read on WW almost everyday about the downfall of Wigan, the result of an incompetent council..

Thanks very much Irene I look forwrd to seeing it, glad you enjoyed the photo.

Hi Janet, you didn't get me upset. I like the chance to vent of steam at the council. Saves the cat getting kicked <g>

Hi Ron, I understand.. I live all the way over here and I get upset at what is happening in and with Wigan.. The younger ones think we are just old fogies that need to get with the times.. They don't realize what they have lost and that is a History and Heritage and that once that is gone, they will have nothing left..Wigan council are happy to go along with that. Don't kick the cat, lol, go kick that ugly face...

Such happy memories of visiting Haigh Hall. What a shame to read it is now in decline. Does anyone remember the open air discos?