Wigan Album

the lad on the right eric shepard then danials and next but one to him a think brian wilson late 60.s

the name of the lad on the left is lamb,and he worked at springs branch,he has his arm round my old mate brian sherratt,who also worked on the railway.john daniels is doing a good impression of capt ahab,don,t recognise the other two,but it looks like a railwaymans night out to me.

you mean captain birds eye don,t you geof.ist one is bill newton,b.sherrat,my old mate dave gibson.god bless him.he died young.then me.and eric.is that geof i used to no.one missing late alan simm.

i remember this group very well all but eric used to work at wigan north western station.always started in the vic to torment the landlord.his name was jimmy,they used to wind him up so easy.them were the days.60s.

of course its bill newton,i could only remember his nickname ,which was lias lamb,i can,t remember where we got it from.john.d. i used to work with you at springs branch,i was a passed cleaner and you was nearly always on a firing turn,we played football as well,usually at spring view.

how you diddling geof.i thought it was you.still go latics.

hi john great photos you put on.happy days eh!.hope you are well.yes i still get to the latics,no season ticket this time though.

Hi lads. Wasn't Eric a tyre fitter down Pottery Road? Those were the days eh! I didn't know about Alan.

hi brian you are right eric did used to be a tyre fitter,them were the good days .cheap ale.good what you call pubs.

geoff - would that be geoff elsey? let me know when you are next going to Latics.

No Geoff Elsey in this photo

I know geoff elsey is not in the photo I meant was it geoff elsey who had left one of the comments as I would like to get in touch with him

I think Mary was the landlady in the 60s.

Ain,t that John Daniels from Abram. Second from right.

If anybody remembers my dad I’d be pleased to hear