Wigan Album

Hiya Susan, good photo, think the building in the background is the stables to the rectory. The pit dirt you are stood on came from either Windy Arbour colliery or Quacker House colliery, it was also dumped on Slaters pen and accross from Janet and Ste Lomax's house. Willy remembers coal picking off these dirt rooks as lads. Your Elaine would have only been a baby then would she? Is Kevin the boy on the Rt? I can see the large tree that Ste refered to in the photo of Pig St.

Hi sue, you and janice are baffling me with these old pics i know where your stood but don't remember the building in the background, brian has'nt changed much nice one sue.

What a wonderful picture Susan. Memories are made of this.

Thanks for the info Janice, I certainly didn't know about the stables, you and me both Dave. Kevin is on the right, then obviously me then our Brent and then Brian. Yes John there are a lot of memories in all these old photos, surely you must have some of you, George & Barbara, if so lets be seeing them on here, the more Downallgreeners the merrier lol.

Thought that was your kevin on the right because Mark is the spitting image of his dad. All the pieces of stone that you can see around you in the photo are what was left of Pig St because that is what the cottages were built out of.

great photo susan ! i was born in leyland green rd & never knew the buildng ever existed .thank god for wigan world

Susan
I've tried to put pictures on but without success up to now. One day I'll find a way.

John, have you got adobe photoshop if so thats the easiest way.

Hi Sue, another "Little Rascals" photo, pity it's a bit out of focus. It's just how I remember you, Kevin, Brent and young Brian Hardman. The building at the back was where Harry Hope, the graveyard keeper kept all his tools, wheelbarrows, headstones, etc. We used to try and sneak in because every year a Barn Owl made a nest upstairs but we never actually managed it.