Wigan Album

Is that a Ford Anglia, in the middle of the crossing?

Yes, I would say so but I am a bit lost as to where the bridge was. I am sure someone can tell me.

Irene as you look at the photograph Lidl is on your left just out of shot

Irene, the two cars in the foreground are on Warrington lane. Ahead is Darlington Street east. Behind is darlington Street leading to King St. Off the picture to the left the railway went over a similar bridge over Warrington Lane next to an old school (forgotten name?).The line led to Wigan Central travelling to the left of the photo.

the bridge was on the triangle grass verge behind the telephone box then across to where the tv/telephone cable offices was it crossed over at the back of warrington ln school lidle is now there there used to be urinals next to phone box when bridge was there

Wonderful set of photos by the way, but very sad that everything has gone. Thanks for posting them.

John the name of the school was WARRINGTON LANE Junior School, sometimes called JERUSALEM. I went there until 1953.

Just as I remember it from the 1940's and 50's - thanks for posting

Got it! Knew the view but just couldn't get my bearings. Thanks everyone.

Good photo. Remember the old pepper mill,now the Lidl car park.

Can anyone remember what that building was/is, protruding on the other side of the railway?

Albert, it looks like a water tank for filling the tenders for steam locomotives, there was a goods yard just over the tracks.

the building is brook mill in kent st

I learned to drive in a ford pop, but my stepfather had a ford Anglia which if he wanted the house to himself nod nod wink wink, he would at times lend it to me, and Roy is right, the water tank to fill the tenders was at the end of central station, although there was another one on the old Central shed, I have a photo some where of it, not many places had 3 loco sheds like Wigan had.

Amazed no-one's mentioned the tall building on the right of the photograph.................John Whites.

What did Whites do?

what was John Whites ?

the tall building is brook mill in kent st as said earlier

it was john whites factory but the building was brook mill

Surprised that nobody has mentioned the magnificent repair work to the pavement. Nothing changes.

Looking the bridge the first house on the right in Darlington St East Was a detached house at the entrance to a goods yard and then advrtising hoardings and then Brookhouse St The next house on the corner( Still there) is No 64, And where my sister and I were born. The tower was at John White,s and was a water tower with " JOHN WHITE WASTE MANUFACTURERS " built into it with white tile bricks
The entrance to the mill was in Spring Grove and they turned waste cotton into rags and wipers for industrial use
There was also entrances to the goods yards in Brookhouse St and To the right on this side of the bridge on the corner of Warrington Lane up a ramp The Railway stables were adjacent to this ramp and once a year or so a circus would come to the Hippodrome and a couple of Elephants would be housed there I too attended Warrington Lane School In my days I took my gas mask to school ( Wartime) the headmistress was a Miss Tyrer and her brother was the Wigan Town Clerk This picture brings back vivid recollections Thanks for posting it.

A.B. My cousin, Margaret Short, attended Warrington Lane School, in the late forties, early fifties. You had probably left that school by that time.

albert there was a Margaret short lived in our st harper st she lived at no 17 we lived at no 11 late forties her dads name was albert and her mum was ethel

Just on the left was a pub called the foundry john doc was the landlord there then he was the steward at scholes labour club

the foundry inn was localy known as smoothing iron due to its shape my dad used to call in on way home from work just on the left through bridge was the co-op and isherwoods shoe shop

Thank you Roy, that was my auntie, and uncle. Margaret now lives in Manchester. My cousin married Jim Winstanley. He was from that area.

albert jim winstanly lived at no 10 next to canteen I was brought up with them in harper st happy days

Roy. I should have made myself clearer. It wasn't Margaret that Jim married, it was another cousin of mine that married Jim. Margaret is married to a professor, who lectures at Manchester University.

There is an excellent photograph of The Foundary already on WW Albums... just copy and paste this link...

http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=5&id=19382&gallery=PUBS&offset=80

you forget what impressive structures the railways built,all in good quality stone.

Sovereign Road, that joins into Darlington Street(west) had the gas works situated there. Many years ago, I had pushed many a truck, with mangle handle wheels, loaded with coke, back home to Ince. I suppose the gas works complex is now defunct.

albert give my regards to Margaret

Just off the picture to the right of the railway bridge was the old stables, a tall building that cut off the light from the house where I was brought up, 54 Warrington Lane.
The highlight of living there was to see the early morning trains on the embankment from my bedroom window. It was the old line from Wigan to Manchester Central,very much used by the coal miners. The line also served as a convenient means of traveling to watch Lancashire CCC. You could get off at Trafford Park, although it was still a bit of a walk to Old Trafford.

I lived in the Railway house on Darlington Street East from 1943 until 1961

Does anyone know what date the bridge was demolished?

Looking at the picture brought back memories ????my cousin lived in Brookhouse Street and played around there. Then about 10 years later I worked in the Coop it was practically opposite the bill boards just under the bridge. Happy Memories