Wigan Album
Standish
16 CommentsPhoto: Rev David Long
Item #: 30498
Strictly speaking, the name of the council was Standish with Langtree UDC but there's not enough room for its full title.
I've no doubt gulley cover is the correct description but I think most Wiganers referred to them as grids.
A thing you don't see these days are roadside gutters. Great for sailing lolly sticks down .
We called those a grid.
Things were much better when every town had their own Council.
If you had a problem you just went to your local Council Office and reported it. The Council had a small crew of workmen who would tackle the problem as soon as they could.
Trying to get anything done now is a nightmare of endless bureaucracy.
Because Wigan Council have a very big area to cover than the little UDC did.
Is bigger always better Alan ?
The Joiner for Aspull Urban District Council was based at "The One House" on Haigh Road. All he had to get round to the jobs he had to do in the town was a handcart! No expensive van for that poor lad!
No not all the time, but that's the point i'm making. Just like in-house working is much better than contractor..I've been there.
Gypo's must have missed that one
It is Helen...so I was told by various girl-friends!!
Johnny, who were they comparing you to?
You could guarantee if you dropped a key or in my case an ear-ring it would fall in a grid! I wonder hom many items of jewellery landed up in those grids.
Veronica, I had a friend whose uncle drove a "gulley sucker" and they always went down with a scoop prior to using the suction hose!!!! We got a lot of free "pops"
I remember well all the 'pops' that went down the grids Brian. It's a wonder we weren't disease ridden playing near them. I bet loads of strange things were found in them.
Just an afterthought. I recall those 'grids' were called 'soughs' or 'suffs' when I played in the 'cart road'!
Thank you Rev David, your photo brings back fond memories and the sound of a very familiar voice... Eat up your crusts child or we will have to put a ring around your neck, to stop you falling down the grids.