Wigan Album

great pics merv, how old does this one look tho, lol.

YEAH MY MUM GAVE ME THIS PHOTO THE OLD DOORS FROM THE FURNACE PLATFORM DON'T KNOW WHAT YEAR THOUGH..

I worked at the Glassworks.

merv i work with yr dad 1965 67 he was a good mate him &roy smith roy was on batch yr dad was on crain i was in yard bringing railway carage up and crushing cullet we had sum good times our boss was a scouser ad a work shop at back eddie cant think of is second name yr dad use 2 wined him up does yr mam still live in swan lane nots seen her 4 agood while sseen yr dad 10 yrs ago in leigh e said e bin benidorm

For those who don't know my dad died in july 2005

hi merv worked at the glass works from 1980till it closed, sorry to hear about your dad, i new you both well,i worked on c shift with albert macsprit,love the old photos

I worked at CWS Wigan Glass in 1978-1980 during the building of a new glass furnace. I was a pipefitter/welder fabricating all the gas lines required to operate the furnace.

My dad, arnold worked there.