Wigan Album

bloke at back row on left was store keeper at wigan corp transport melverly st depot in 1962

Dick Atherton was the park keeper at Alexandra Park for quite a while in the late 40s

watchalot do you know chaps name who was store keeper at bus depot.

centre row Frank Ashcroft not Sammy rudd,Ernie Lambert,Stan Wilson(saggy)back row John Smith,Dick Atherton,?,Jack Shepherd.front row Ralph Lythgoe,Eric Rimmer,Tony Parr

just found out it was Wigan Corporation Bowling Team not Wigan Parks & Cemetery Bowling Team

Front row white slip-over is Ralph Lythgoe; leaning on Eric Rimmer; next to him is Dave Roberts; behind Ralph is Harold Jones, next striped tie is Dick Atherton; Ernie Lambert pen in top pocket; extreme right is Stan Wilson holding score-card; Back row right hair slicked back is Jack Shepherd; next to Jack is Frank Ashcroft; tall man at back is only one who didn't work for Wigan Parks Dept. he worked at Wigan Corp bus depot. Taken around 1962/3

My dad Francis is on the picture my mum reckons this is taken before 62-63 as he was married by then and had stopped playing having moved out of Wigan . Teresa puts it more likely at 59-60 Hope this helps