Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
Album Contents
Album Contents
Wigan Album
Westwood
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An exciting view of a brick wall.
Photo: Eddie.
Photo: Eddie.
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Item #: 27264
Item #: 27264
Westwood power station. I can't begin to imagine the enormous number of comments that this shot will provoke.
Lawrenson collection.
Lawrenson collection.
Comment by: Kenee on 22nd December 2015 at 10:11
My father worked here circa 1954, installing the generators.
This is a view of the north side of the boiler house. Chimney is the west stack. This photo is taken from the canal side. The lower roof is over the coal conveyor which was used to take coal into the station after collection by one of the two jetty cranes from the canal barges. These were in operation until the early 1970s when it became less expensive to bring coal in by road from Yorkshire than by barge from Bickershaw Colliery.
Long time ago but I think that the above is correct.
Comment by: dave johnson on 22nd December 2015 at 18:52
My dad drove the cranes at Westwood until they became redundant. He also drove the "Chaseside" on the coal tip.
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