Photo-a-Day (Tuesday, 8th March, 2016)
Up In The Atmosphere
Photo: Steve Carter (Panasonic DMC-SZ3)
Ancient and modern.
Theres some money worth in them chimney pots.
Must have been very busy for coal men in that era, looking at the chimney pots, there's a fire place in every room. Great!
The old and new, I much prefer the old, those flats are not a home in my opinion.
Look at the junk on top of Boyswell House! It looks like a Scrapyard in the sky.
love this. such an unusual shot.
Looks like a poster for Mary Poppins!
How do people escape from the top floors in case of a serious fire.
I like this one.
I love the chimneys and the old grey roof slates.
Lovely shot Steve...framed between the chimney pots....cheers!!
Stairs ,Anne,if you can,t descend the stairs I would imagine you are carried.
Very evocative photograph , old meets new.
Thank you Steve.
lovely photo thanks. I have one of the chimney pots like the ones on the right in my garden in Norfolk. Brought it back from Wigan a few years ago. Wouldn't part with it.
Boyswell House, being the highest block of flats in Wigan contains a manned ‘listening station’ on the roof which was installed along with adjacent fencing/satellite receivers/listening attena etc about ten years ago
The council receives a handsome sum from the government for this use
My Uncle lives next to top floor and he receives some strange receptions on his radio/tv and he doesn’t even have a dish!
Tells me about some strange clandestine meetings up on that roof!
On top of the tower block reminds me of a song by Hurricane Smith...Scrapyard in the Sky or was that Spirit?
That metal will be dismantled soon and weighed in!!