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I thought it was occupied by a residential/retirement home??

You're half right, Garry. I remember when I took the pic that there was a mound of building rubble to the left of the buildings pictured. Looking at past planning applications, I see that permission was granted in 2009 for the building of two 5-bed houses, following demolition of the existing care home. If you look on Google Earth, you'll see they've now been built. Not being around the area at the time, I've no idea whether these buildings were part of the home or not. Although I visited folk in a number of Standish care homes when I was working, I never visited here.

I'm fully right.

You would have to swear on the Bible, Garry, that you really did mean that it was, once upon a time, a nursing home, rather than that you were saying that it was, still, a nursing home. ;-) The joys of English!

Your right there Rev. If you google it, it says residential home.

I've just been down Standish Wood Lane and the place seems to be lacking maintenance somewhat, also it does appear to be deserted, as far as i can see there are two detached houses behind the building now.

Around about 191948-50 my a uncle,aunt ,and family lived in Strickland House or a part of it.I remember playing in what seemed like a small ballroom or similar.I would like to know the background of the house.

I was born in Strickland House in1941, it was owned by my grandfather F W Smailes of Wigan butcher fame. He sold to Bill Daniels, a pig farmer when he bought Sizergh just lower down. Sizergh was built by a Mr Dobson from Roundmoor Farm.The other wing of Strickland, known as Dickinson House, became the home of the nuns who taught me at St Marie's School in Almond Brook Rd ( now no longer there ). I have photos of Strickland House dating to before the war, a beautiful building sadly neglected by later owners.

My grandmother Matilda Baxter nee Nuttall lived at Strickland House with her husband Harold Baxter and his father Harry Baxter, I am guessing in the late 1920's. See https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33232/page/8465/data.pdf Would love to see some pics

Does anyone know what became of Mr Dobson from Roundmoor Farm?

Samuel Jackson Dobson passed away in 1956 his father William Henry Dobson, who had Roundmoor before him passed away in 1942

My mother was Marjorie Dobson who grew up at Roundmoor farm. She died when I was 14. I am sad that I Iost touch with my cousins-the four children of Sam Dobson.

I grew up with Sam Dobsons 4 children ,Janet, Ruth Christine and James Janey and myself shared the same birthday and we were best friends until her father's death when she together with her mother and siblings moved to Hindlet Green If any of the family ate still alive I would love to here from you imvbv

Most people think that Standish is very much built up but a walk down this lane would really surprise you, very pretty indeed and not at all uncommon to see deer in the fields particularly on a early walk.