Wigan Album
Hart family
15 CommentsPhoto: Margaret Wall
Item #: 25131
Margaret, Did he ever take a test? I remember my Aunt Dorothy taking out a licence in 1941 and she was later given a full licence. I doubt there were any driving tests during the war ???
Sorry AB, I was just sticking my nose in by turning the photo round. I don't know any details and I hope I haven't caused any offence to Mr Bill Hart!
AB. I suppose there was some type of driving test, otherwise, I shouldn't have thought there was a need to issue provisional licences.
Margaret. Did you live at 6, or 36, Chapel Street? If you lived at No6, I worked for a short time at the Wagon Works, at Higher Ince, with a chap, he lived in your street. It is such a long time ago, I've forgotten his name. He lived in the first two, or three houses, in Chapel Street, on the right hand side, as you came up from the council houses. I lived in the council house, where the side window faced towards Chapel Street.
I don,t know if she had a provisional licence or not but her brother required a delivery driver and the local garage owner,gave her some lessons ( A drive round the block more or less)
No endorsements then.
Thank you Margaret - Much appreciated turning it! Fred and Alice Johnson with Hazel and Paul lived at no 20 Chapel Street. My dad with his parents and 3 sisters Eleen, Alice and Margaret Hart were brought up here.
Hello Albert. I never lived at Chapel Street. I was born and brought up in Manley Street, Lower Ince.
My dad never took a driving test... he was in the REME Regiment where he learned to drive there...
Sorry Margaret, I should put my question to Bill.
Margaret. A good friend of mine lived in Manley Street, Graham Worthington,. Lived at No 11. Another friend of mine lived in the street, at the back of Manley Street, ran from the top of Harvey Street. Name Bill Cooper.
Albert we lived right opposite the Worthingtons and I remember Graham very well. I found out by chance on Wigan World that he sadly died some time ago. We lived at number 12 and the whole row was demolished in the late 70's, so at this point we moved to Winifred Street. I live at Appley Bridge now but now and again I take a sentimental journey and drive up our old streets if I'm going in that direction. They were blissfully happy days, which I will never forget.
Margaret. My cousin lives at Appley Bridge, off Broadriding.
My Dad Bram Humphreys born in 1913 in Wigan never took a driving test. I remember him saying that he was taught to drive by being taken to Standish Lower Ground in a lorry and told to drive it back to Wigan. He was a very good driver and spent much of his working life driving various vehicles including buses in war time.