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When I was growing up in Wigan Drumcroon was the house and surgery of Dr Talwyrn-Jones and his wife Dr Henrietta Talwyrn-Jones. He was Welsh, as his name implies, and a rather gruff, dour character. I never knew his Christian name. Henrietta was a delightful Irishwoman who, I'm told, cured me of potentially fatal whooping cough with an early, experimental antibiotic.

When I was at WGS Norman Cunliffe put both hands through one of the windows and cut his wrists. He was taken across to Drumcroon to be stitched up. Years later when I reminded him about it he told me that the doc gave his mother a bill for 7/6d

Lovely photo.

Michael - you are right about Talwryn-Jones being a gruff character, but a hell of a good GP, as was his wife.

Is it used for anything now?

Dr Jones was our family Doctor until he retired, I can recall going there in the 60s and early 70s. The waiting room can't have changed in decades, I can recall seeing huge old bottles of medicine that must have surely pre dated the national health service. Dr Jones did have a gruff way though he had the knack for putting people at ease quickly.

I also remember it being a doctor's surgery. Most recently it provided a free service to Wigan schools as an art centre where children could go and get hands on experience and be introduced to artists' work. They also lent out original works of art to schools to enhance the environment and educate students about art. Sadly I think this service has been lost now. Another victim of the cuts. RIP

I visited Drumcroon in the late 1980s with my primary school and it was being used as a art gallery. Does anyone know what it is used for now?

As a little boy Dr H Jones looked after me with childhood problems and with me removed a troublsome milk tooth!!