Wigan Album

What's a difference it looked from now 60 years on..

The man standing has joined the gofar club (go for this ,go for that ).
Many of us do when we retire !

Take a picture from the same spot today and see if you can see everything this clearly!

The Last of The Summer Wine!

That brings back memories.The light coloure gable end just left of centre in the background used to be Levi Athertons store, a rel pleasant gent, to the left behind the tree was the COOP Store, further left was the "New School" Church school,then just behind the flagpole was Leighs farm used to help out there a bit with the pigs and big horses, just to the right of that small row of houses there was a smooth stretch of pavement and we always made a slide on it before going into the Methodist School.

Dennis, what a fantastic photo, brings back many memories of when I worked at the Co-op shop that Ken R mentions,when I was a 15 year old just after leaving school in 1962.

Dennis, where have you got all these photos from? They are fantastic. I was telling our Len the other day and not many people had cameras in those days. Remember Levi Atherton's shop. Used to go shopping there for my Aunty Mrs. Fletcher who lived on Crawford Ave.

my grandad could have been one o them blokes, tommy seddon ,
anyone know him ?

what great photos them where the days i left aspull methodist school in 19 53 GREAT FOLK IN ASPULL

Linda, did you once live on Crawford Ave, I remember when I was a little'un a Ted, Barbara and Alan were these your family ?

hi Walter,yes i am part of that family i think you lived next door to mr and mrs trainer

our barbara keeps in touch with your ann they still send birthday cards and xmas cards how long have you lived in yorkshire im only a learner yet on intrnet love looking at old photos of aspull

Hi Linda, yes you are right, we lived at No 46, I remember all of your family from the time I lived there. I moved to Yorks almost 30 years ago now with my job, liked it that much I decided to stay, Iv'e been retired now two years. We live a few miles from York. I speak to Anne from time to time, have you seen the pic on Aspull Methodist school ? Barbara and Anne are on it, Good to know you again, keep writing. (see my email address)

older than the three mentiond i got married at st elizabeths lived in pemerton for a year then whent to Australia as a ten pound pommie stayed for two and halgh years then came back lived in pemberton since celebrated our golden wedding last year our two bridsmades are still alive and my husbadKens best man we have two sons Karl and paul they are both married no grandchildren they are both engeniers on the railway our barbara lost her husband harry five years ago my eldest son will celebrate is 40th on 9THof december i will be 74 that day

Hello Linda Hulme, have read your comments on the various pictures, always like to place an Aspuller and we lived on Balcarres road with your garden, our garden and Walt (north yorks) garden all meeting in the middle. You might remember my brothers Len and Derek Kay. Our Derek will be 70 this year, I am still quite young, only 65!!! Were you in the morris dancers or was it your sister?

hi Sandra was in the morriss dancers so was our Barbara if you look on street sreet sceens look at Aspull im on the left of Betty Havline those where the days i turned 74 in december

Hi Sandra was you related to Jean Kay she married a Bibby off Crawford Ave

Hi Carl i remmember your grandad he used to drink with my dad in the Queens head i think my dad is sat next to him on his wright sadley the pub as now closed who his your mum and dad may know them

Hi Linda, Yes I am related to Jean Kay, she is my cousin. Her dad and my dad were brothers. She will be about 74 or so now and lives in Wigan somewhere near Scholes.

Hi Sandra Jean does live in Wigan i went to her birthday party last year her son Alan is my eldest sons brother in law

The man in the middle was my grandad,Jim naylor, helivedoncrawfordave

The man in the centre
The man in the centre was my grandad, Jim Naylor from Crawford Avenue, he spent many hours sitting on this bench chatting to his friends.

I remember Jean Kay - used to play with her when I lived in Bolton Road, Aspull. Did she go to Aspull St. Elizabeth's School ?