Wigan Album
CRISPIN ARMS
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Photo: Keith
Item #: 22058
Don't know the name of the person next to him but he was Scottish and the person at the front in the middle was Joe Gough. The street behind them is Birkett Street, I notice another front door left open, a feature of those days I think.
Correction, the Foreman's name was Dickinson, the same as the name of the firm John Dickinson Builders, Bolton who built the Crispin.
there was a joe gough lived in Rupert st off darlington st east
Keith, that was rather pedantic
the one in the middle on the back row looks like joe woosey who lived in cambridge st
Ralph, couldn't agree more.
Hi watchalot, did he have a son aged about 11 in 1955, if so it's possible it could be the same one.
Keith the scottish man on the back row was Tim Burns, he went back to scotland. he as been dead for a few years now.
Sorry to hear that Kayleigh, he was a very nice person, I believe my father bought me my first bike with "drop handle bars" from him, an indelible memory. Thank you for letting me know his name.
hi keith /he did have son his name was also joe he used to knockabout together over fields
What strikes me most about this photo is how old the majority of these men appear to be. I appreciate that working conditions, especially in the building trade, were harsher then and there were no hardhats and brightly coloured protective clothing, so maybe it is the clothes they are wearing, or did did people appear to age so much more quickly 50 odd years ago? I don't think you will find many workers in this apparent age group on present day sites.
Does little fat Phil still go in't Crispin, ask him does he want a game of canasta?
Hi derekB, I take your point, but it perhaps underlines just how important clothes are when we come to "judge" or "assess" people - little wonder the fashion industry is such a mammoth concern.
Hi,Keith. You are so right. The dictates of fashion today affect so many people who can never be happy unless they have the latest fashion or product. I am labouring a point that has been made so many times on this website, which is thet the home comforts/material possessions, travel experiences etc which we enjoy today were the stuff of dreams in the 50s and early 60s, and today's technology was still in the realms of science fiction. Nevertheless, I don't think it is a case of 'rose coloured spectacles' when I say we have lost out on a gentler and easier way of life in our relationships and dealings with each other.