Wigan Album

What a marvellous photograph. Sheer joy and wonderment in those young faces captured for eternity in a moment of time.

wow my brother roy johnson is on this picture we lived at leeds st and another is christine warburton how do i get a copy of this

i am sure the big lad in the middle is billy woodcock

A remarkable and rare photograph taken in a Wigan Street in the fifties.A lovely reminder of happy days.

Brian the boy in the black blazer at the front is Tommy Woodcock my brother

A young Jake The Peg just left of centre.

A wonderful snapshot.

for brian johnson to get a copy zoom in to 200% click on alt and print screen then open accesories then open paint and paste/bingo there it is to print out

brian, right click the photo and select "save picture as". Select desktop as the location to save it

Just as JK says, a marvellous moment captured forever.

margaret shuttleworth ,just above the lad with the cap on

oh if kids today looked so happy by watching punch and Judy.today its more like punch Judy or anyone who gets in the way. to be fair not all kids are the same there are still some good kids out there its just the few that spoil it for the others.looking at the photo there is a wide ranch of age groups and everyone enjoying the show.i use to love punch and Judy when i was a child. happy days

Catherine your right it is Tommy we used to knock about together as kids this picture has not half brought memories back we were happy then

This is precious! Even the baby is engrossed, though looking a little apprehensive! Gosh, this made me remember similar times at the Pantomime where I lived in OZ. Havent even THOUGHT about it since then.. The travelling Pantomime always set up in a big tent, and talk about how us kids screamed and screamed in the audience at the Big Bad Wolf lurking in the background in Red Riding Hood or something equally frightening. Seems like a dream. Have never thought or spoken about it to anyone in all these years. A lifetime ago for sure, a time lost forever...

Sheryl, the fact that you have never spoken about it in all these years, and now you have, is what this site is all about. It is certainly a lovely picture of a more innocent age.

A wonderful photo.
Recognised Tommy straight away, even though I only got to know him when he was in his late 30s.

I recognise the chubby girl at the right with a clip in her hair..one of the taller children..but I cannot think of her name,the name Sharrock keeps coming to mind..does anyone else know please?.

Hi, Maureen , the girl that you recognise is deffinatley Margaret shuttleworth

Thank you Mavis..you're a star.

Amazing picture. This is why W.W. is my favourite Website - Long may it continue !

John Brown - you echo my thoughts completely.

I recognised Tommy Woodcock.Next but one on his right is Freda or Margaret Fitzgerald. We called it The Park but it was tarmacced, no grass, etc. Spent many hours playing tick rugby or cricket with wickets chalked on the wall. A few Wigan Rugby players started off on there.

This was taken during the School summer holidays.It was on what we called "The Park" which was a piece of tarmacked land between Herbert St and Wilcock St.,and was used as a general play area for Rugby , Soccer and Cricket. It was also were we used to have our Bonfires.
The children I recognise are Tommy my young brother,Margaret Shuttleworth,the Fitzgeralds and Athertons,and maybe the tall boy at the back was Barber

Bill I can't see any Atherton's. Where are they?

Panc.
Not sure about Athertons,although there was a brother and sister within this age group,lived in Miry Lane.Also two of the women centre to left with babies are sisters Mary and Madge.
This is a brilliant snap shot of the times when few people went away on holiday,and the children played out together all day with minimum facilities, organising their own games and rules.We went to the Park and joined in any game that was going.No kit was needed

Bill Iam Frank Atherton from Haig St.Too old for this picture. I see Syd Myers and Harold Trowbridge and John Darbyshire (Fletcher St). I hear Tom Nicholson died last month.

Panc
There was also Frank Atherton older than this group living in Miry Lane with a younger brother and sister,and Harold and Jack Trowbridge living in Vere St

Bill Sorry but I meant to say that I see them now occasionally, not on the picture. Look under Haig St also.

this is an ace photo, brings back loads memories.I lived at No20 miry lane, there was athertons in miry lane (my cousins) I had 2 brothers, john and raymond.fab.times !