Wigan Album

Worked at Harvey 1980s,worked 6 days and long hours,

I remember the Harvey's red-seal bread and the blue delivery trucks BMC or Leyland FG (THREEPENNY BIT) CABS.

In the 1940s/50s the Harvey’s bakery was in Manley Street, Lower Ince, when Harvey’s left, it became a milk distributing depot.

Was Lowthers who made Eccles cakes, part of Harveys?

Lowthers was the original bakery in Cale Lane and later taken over by Harvey's.

Thanks for that Ken. I thought there was a connection.

Albert.S The dairy in Manley Street, Ince you mentioned was Hansons I think.

Albert.
Harvey's bakery was at the bottom of Harvey St. The top being were Britannia Bridge school used to be.

house's being builton this site today;I think lowthers is still there?

G.R, Harvey Street, and Manley Street formed the same corner, so it is six of one, and half a dozen of the other.

Wigginlad, Albert, was Hansons Dairy ,left hand side bottom of Manley St.Mate of mine had a Milk round for Hansons. Early 60,s .

Worked at Harvey's when I left school in 1969 as a van lad. I was on round 14 to St Helens with Alan Pomfret as driver.

Served an electrical and mechanical apprenticeship here from 1968 to 1972 in the maintenance department. I seem to remember that one of our jobs was to clean out the filters in the top of the flour silos.

Enjoyed working at Harvey’s 67/68 on old plant,Jack flash and Harold Balfour were chargehands/foremen remember Terry from Alexander pub,Joe Stead from Aspull and loads more if your up for a pint at Wetherspoons give us a shout,good times great.

I was a van lad in 1977 I was on the local aspull horwich round