Wigan Album

A beautiful picture Mr Sutch

This photo' has reminded me to tell you that just across the GC about level with the loco', is where a delayed action,German bomb went off, just as my Dad,who was an ARP warden, arrived on the steel sided bridge that the train is about to go under. The bomb made a new bay in the side of the GC and killed one of Billie Eatocks cows. I was at the iron bridge at Bickershaw Junction with my Dad's flask and sandwiches but the police wouldn't let me go any further. E.T.

GREAT SHOT THOMAS USED TO SWIM HERE IN THE HOT SUMMERS OF THE 50,S & 60,S , JUST SEE THE QUEENS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE

Brilliant photo of the (now sadly long gone) GC line,it must not have had long to go before it lost its passenger service when you took this photo.
Thanks for uploading.

Great picture.Used to go fishing in the gc and the raft.lodge and the brick hills.Did not know about the bomb but fished where it landed many times

Never thought I would see a photo of the GC.Fished from this bank many times catching loads of roach and gudgeon.Happy days.

My old local in the background the queens bickers haw . My brother tore his shin open req 8 stitches in this spot were the photo was taken