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Thackeray House, and to the left St Paul's church, and churchyard at Goose Green, 1987.
Thackeray House, and to the left St Paul's church, and churchyard at Goose Green, 1987.
Photo: Stuart Naylor
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Thackeray House, and to the left St Paul's church, and churchyard at Goose Green, 1987.

Comment by: chris on 26th October 2008 at 14:45

I lived in Thackeray House on the 10th floor when i got married in oct. 1969 until july 1971 have very fond memories of living there

Comment by: Bertie on 23rd April 2011 at 17:19

Surely it's Worsley Menses and not March Green?

This place was horrible. My gran used to live there and it was a dreadful place. Lots of drug users and break ins towards the end before they pulled it down. There were even more problems when there was next to no one living there.

I for one was keen to see the place go.

Comment by: jilly morton on 25th November 2011 at 13:40

My Grandad Bill Ferguson was the caretaker at Masefield House, Dryden and Thackeray during the 1970's and 1980's. I have very fond memories of travelling to Wigan and staying at the flats, which seemed very exciting to me as a child. My Grandad and Nana Peggy retired to Co.Durham in the late 1980's. My nana was a Wigan lass, and we talked often of those days. They both sadly passed away in the last 18 months. I wanted to mention them here as a tribute to their memory and my treasured memories of Wigan.

Comment by: anna on 25th April 2012 at 23:56

yea brought up round there it was grim to say the least its paradise today compared to then

Comment by: anna on 25th April 2012 at 23:57

one word GRIMM USED TO LIVE THERE FROM BEING 5

Comment by: bob green on 23rd January 2015 at 23:41

9th floor thackeray house dose anyone remember marg knight and her son darren approx year 1973

Comment by: bob green on 8th March 2016 at 23:18

does anyone know the where marg knight is who lived in flat 33 thackeray house worsley mesnes about 1974

Comment by: Dave Jackson on 19th November 2017 at 00:40

Isn't that pic Dryden House, Thackeray was the middle block

Comment by: Lee parker on 14th September 2020 at 08:42

Whenever I look at all these photos I'm suddenly a teenager again living in baucher rd in 1980 82 I havent been there for nearly 40 years I remember the days swimming in the canals fishing in scotsman's flash train spotting at springs branch bmx riding kids of today have no idea how exciting it all was

Comment by: Lee Parker on 2nd June 2021 at 18:34

Whenever I'm looking through old photos I always get nostalgic when it comes to worsley mesnes I now it was ruff but as a kid I felt like Tom sawyer making rafts for the canals children today have got to much phones computers cars the world is a different place to the world I grew up in

Comment by: Mandy on 8th October 2022 at 08:24

My dad was caretaker of dryden house

Comment by: Bri on 15th October 2023 at 16:58

I delivered newspapers in all 3 blocks in the late 80's, terrified me at the time, dark, dingy and the lifts were always dodgy!

Comment by: Lèe parker on 16th April 2024 at 05:41

Does anybody now stephen Ellison. Or joey crompton Stuart Davis these are all kids i grew up with there all old men now but i wanted to mention them it's been 40 years since I lived in worsley mesnes I living ramsgate in Kent now but I never forgot wigan my old school was st Thomas Moore

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