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Bob, is this Bradley anything to do with a Bradley Fold that I have read about ?

Wow, I never knew this building existed until a few weeks ago with the discussion about the other Bradley photo. Brilliant. The sidings I think ran to a firing test range which was across the road from the munitions factory which became Heinz Standish. My family were from Bradley Lane and I've never heard any of them mention this house. What year was it demolished ? Maybe Roy will know.

Don't think so Helen, Bradley Fold is near Bury, Lancs, this Bradley is in Standish near Wigan.

The sidings originally ran to Broomfield pit (the origin of Black Rook) and Langtree pit (the origin of Red Rook)

WN1 I don't know actually but i shall try to find out. There were 2 houses actually which were occupied by railway employees. I do remember seeing the houses in an almost completely demolished state only a few years ago by looking up the embankment between the two bridges. Probably some of the remains are still there, i looked a few days ago but they are hidden by small trees and scrub.

Roy and Standisher have you seen these photos of Bradley
britainfromabove.org.uk/en/search?keywords=standish&country=global&year=all

We're was Bradley hall farm had a relative born there in the 1920s

Noting came up on that link Mick i tried it a couple of times to make sure i had copied it right, thanks anyway.

Nothing**

The houses are on the 1845 map but not the 1938 map.

Roy the link works.
Photos of the Douglas mill and the Heinz factory.

Didn't work for me either Mick !

KEITH, i have tried the link again a couple of times but to no avail, i must be holding my mouth wrong !! Can i presume you've seen mine and Rev Long's comments on the Dave Bolton pic ?

GEOFF, funny is that, i can't understand why not, i know at least one was being lived in in the very early 60's, the lady who lived there was working at Douglas Mill, Carrington and Dewhurst's which is the building in the front righr of the photo.

It does work. Just highlight the whole of the link with a left click, Right click on it and then left click on "go to...." and you should get it.

Thank you John, got it.

Went. to school in the late 50’s with a lass who lived in one of those houses.

Thanks Roy. All the best for 2021, - JK

I cant make it work as well, but if you go to the Britain from above website, and type Standish in the search box the photos will come up.
You can also see old photos of Wigan , Appley Bridge,

Linma, which houses, the row on Bradley Lane, or the 2 we are discussing between the railway lines ?

Thank you JK, have as Merry a Christmas as is possible and all the best for the New Year.

Roy, between the railway lines if my memory serves me right.

If so Linma, was her surname McDermott or Harding / Hardy ?

Brain dead! I’m sure her name was/is Wendy, more than that Roy I can’t remember.

The lady in the house was Irene Mc Dermott who worked at Carrington and Dewhust and then Haywards Newsagents on High Street. The Man who painted on the bridge (Bradley welcomes carefull drivers) was Jimmy
O, Neil.

Benny Houghton lived in the big house (Bradley Oakes) now demolished just past the HJH offices he was weaving manager at Carrington and Dewhurst.

There used to be a good pie shop just past bridge in one of the row of houses.

There is a Bradley fold off Bradley lane facing the rook and sir Aron Ashurst painted Bradley welcomes carful drivers back int early 60s