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Rylands wood yard (70's)
Rylands wood yard (70's)
Photo: starpippin
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Item #: 13692
my brothers Frank and Tom (Ryan) at Rylands wood yard.

Comment by: dave johnson on 19th February 2010 at 10:04

Did you not mean Ridings(Riding & Anderton) where B&Q is now?

Comment by: starpippin on 19th February 2010 at 13:04

yes Dave your right, tahts the one (memory playing tricks)

Comment by: starpippin on 19th February 2010 at 13:05

oops and so is my spelling!!

Comment by: Joseph. on 19th February 2010 at 14:33

Noel Reeves from Ince in the center, with wellies.

Comment by: BARRY GASKELL on 22nd February 2010 at 14:01

I worked here in 1960. It was my first job when I left school. The wage was £5.00. per week. This included Saturday morning. My first job when I started was on the belt picking and packing lids for the pit props.

Comment by: Jem Glover on 23rd February 2010 at 16:42

Your brother Tom Ryan far right and next to him your Frank.Your Frank was in my class at Marsh Green Primary School

Comment by: claire on 15th February 2011 at 15:54

the one on end on the left hand side is derek stubbs ive just named and shamed him cos he didnt want anyone to no haha xx

Comment by: jane purdie on 19th February 2013 at 23:59

my dad worked at here for many years ..charles cooper..can anyone remember him and is there a chance anyone has a photo with him in it.

Comment by: Billy Sharrock on 2nd May 2018 at 12:47

I remember ridings it was hard work the lad's were great to work with I'll never forget they were good times

Comment by: Bernard Long on 15th April 2020 at 19:37

I worked with Charlie Cooper at Ridings in the late 1970s. A fantastic bloke and a great character. An honour to have known him

Comment by: Jeanette Hanrahan on 16th December 2020 at 00:43

My lovely uncle Noel Reeve's my mum's twin brother he was so funny loved and missed xxx

Comment by: Brian Green on 31st December 2022 at 15:41

I worked there from 1968 to 1972.

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