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Mesnes Park, Wigan, July, 1969.

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A small piece of serenity.
A small piece of serenity.
Photo: Albert Short.
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Item #: 25520
Taken in Mesnes Park, Wigan, on one of my regular visits to my home town, from where I was then living, in Folkestone, Kent. The children are my two sons, Andrew, and Laurence. Now in their fifties.

Comment by: Aubrey on 9th September 2014 at 19:31

I can recognise you this time Albert. Nice photo. As I commented a few weeks ago there is a resemblance to your father.

Comment by: Maggie K on 9th September 2014 at 20:10

Why would you call that children's corner - nothing there for children and it is fenced off. Should dog's be on leads in the park?

Comment by: gr on 10th September 2014 at 22:15

Please someone explain to me when someone posts a cracking picture of a man clearly proud of his children and rightly so, is then hyjacked about dogs being on leads.
Albert a lovely photo you must be proud .

Comment by: terry s on 11th September 2014 at 08:56

where is the dog?

Comment by: Pw on 11th September 2014 at 09:58

Happy days Albert.I still take my grandchildren to Mesnes Park and they enjoy it as much as I did.

Comment by: Karen on 11th September 2014 at 17:04

Lovely photo Albert. Thing Maggie K has lost the plot. Not a dog in sight lol

Comment by: Ernest Pyke on 13th September 2014 at 06:45

Albert; Can`t place this `Children`s Corner`.
Who took the photo? Your wife?
Did you ever go bowling, putting or play tennis in Mesnes Park?

Comment by: Albert. on 13th September 2014 at 10:36

Ernest. As far as I can remember, it was further along the path from were those old toilets where. It is so long ago though, I am unable to be precise. Ernest I only played bowls occasionally with a few mates, nothing of any consequence. I left Wigan when I was thirty years of age, and lived twenty four years in Kent. Folkestone,and Rochester. I have now lived in Blackpool for the past twenty six years.

Comment by: Albert. on 13th September 2014 at 12:38

Sorry Ernest for missing out the answer to your other question. Yes, my wife, Veronica, took the photograph.

Comment by: Ernest Pyke on 14th September 2014 at 07:31

Thanks, Albert. I`ve been golfing since the early 60`s and joined Chorley Golf Club in 1964 and am still a member but have my pair of bowls together with jack in a canvas case from Thomas Taylor, Glasgow in 1948. They cost £8-4-3 and delivery was 5 months.

Comment by: Albert. on 14th September 2014 at 10:02

Ernest. Now the canvas case would probably cost you three times the amount, that you paid for the whole lot.

Comment by: Mick on 15th September 2014 at 18:38

Ernest - re the Children's Corner - if you walked along the path past Powell's statue towards the cafe, then turned left at the bottom of the steps leading to the cafe, the children's corner was on your right, before you came to the shelter/public toilets.

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