Wigan Album

fabulous pics of all the buses AND the backgrounds to them as well. It's wonderful to see the old LUT Number Ones,(memories of going to the Monaco in Hindley), and those long-gone shops. Droney's was like a timewarp and could have been used in a film involving a 1930s clothes shop without being altered.....what a lot of character we have lost in the name of progress. Thanks, Thomas, for capturing it for us all.

I saw a timetable recently for the no.1 from 1986, a daytime bus every 15 minutes from St.Helens to Hindley, now if you miss the bus to Hindley, you may as well walk, where have all the passengers gone? I suspect the chronic queues on Liverpool Road every day could explain...

I agree can't get enough of your Platt Bridge photos Thomas. Keep them coming and thank you!

Is that old Pete Taylor leaning on the rail waiting for the betting shop to open! :-)

My mother worked at Brown's for a time I think as an assistant, I know that every lick of paint and piece of wallpaper in our house in Gas Street came from there!

Keep them coming Thomas!

I think it is Peter Taylor, Dennis.....what a character! When I worked at the Platt Bridge Inn, one of the lads once sent Peter for a pack of Benson and Hedges,and Peter said the shop was out of stock the day before. "Oh well, if they've no Benson's, just fetch owt",said the lad, and Peter came back with two meat pies!.....Priceless! Aren't these pics great? Irene.

The street lamps fascinate me more than anthing! What structures!!!!

Has anyone got a picture of Droney's shop at Platt Bridge or any information regarding William Rosbottom or family who owned this shop in the 1950's? Thank you - Lesley

My Mum took me to Mr Droneys for my first ever pair of jeans we walked in it was like walking back in time and smelled of moth balls he brought a pair out me mum said go an try um on they were work jeans she did,t buy me um cos i told her i would,nt wear um. I was 12 and wanted be trendy like rest of me mate.I lived in PLATT WAZ for 38yrs when it was a nice little village fogs fold, framtons field, platt bridge park.All gone now but still got memories when i say to people i come from platt waz they don,t know how nice it used to be OH good times

pete taylor would have made the best drumer for the rolling stones cliff

Leyland National followed by a Leyland Leopard
both great buses to drive.