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can anyone recall a large lamp standard at the junction
of tunstall lane and ormskirk road it would be just past what used to be "the carlton cinema"my brother insist's it was there around 1945 thro to late 1950s i know this is going back a long way but if anyone out there could shed some light on this it would solve a long running debate between my brother &i a bit more there is a veg shop on one side now also if there are any photo's that would be super
thanks hope to hear from someone
yours a.w.

HALF WAY HOUSE?
come on someone please help me solve this long running saga with my broyher wilf winstanley he maintains there used to be a large lamp post situated at the top of tunstall lane and junction of ormskirk road just past carlton picture place he says it was there between end of second world war to about 1960 clearly i am saying no way hosay! would love to see some photos i was born at 460 ormskirk road which is between the vegy shop and bus stop about middle of the video shop so come on rack those grey cells please
alan winstanley

I remember going to Graham Fairhurst's where my mum hired the Telly from late 50's early 60's but have no recollection of a large lamp. Also used to go to the Carlton.

rio,i too used to go to graham fairhursts ,i too have no recollection of a lamp ,the only lamp i ever knew was at pem ,behind white swan , salvation army used to sing round it .

do not remember any large lampost there,lived on worsley hall till late teens, and went to the carlton pictures.

I can remember Mrs Massam's shop on corner of Tunstall Lane and Ormskirk Road, but I can't recall a really big lamp post being around there, the tram wires were held up on the lamp posts along Ormskirk Road, maybe it was one of them he meant as they were very tall and made from cast iron, there is a photo of Ormskirk Road showing these lamp posts with the tram wires attached on the Album somewhere. Here.

How good is that.It did'nt tek long,Did it.

didnt that house on the left yellow bricks used to be funeral directors .mr stone was funeral undertaker

wrong view thats towards wigan ,not tunstall lane and anyway he said it was 40,s/50,s

micky that view is looking towards Tunstall Lane, in the distance you can just about make out the Half-Way House pub.

I wonder if you are mistaken about it's whereabouts. I recall a large lamp in the road in Pemberton. It stood on Ormskirk road with White street on one side and Fleet street on the other.

This one also from Places in the Album shows a big lamp, but this is at the bottom end of the block in front of the Carnegie, could there have been another big lamp like this one up the top end of the block near to the Halfway House?

thanks guys it has most definately helped to resolve an argument!!!!

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