Places   (Help with places, streets and buildings in Wigan.)

I have had several reel to reel recorders, the first was a Philips, a Christmas present in 1960, my dad got it from somewhere in Manchester. It was one of the first 4 track machines and had a 'Magic Eye' which lit up green to indicate the recording level. After about 3 years the lugs on both spool carriers broke so I ordered replacements from Rotherys. They said it would take 4 to 6 weeks to arrive, in the end it took 3 months. You reminded me of making recordings from the radio and TV using a microphone, everybody had to be quiet. The recordings were punctuated with background noise and shushes.