Wigan Album
Westwood Power Station
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Photo: Cyril
Item #: 34410
Well done Geoff, and thanks for the 60 years of bringing to us news and facts about Wigan & Districts.
Which is Geoff in the two people I take it the chap on the right.
Geoff reminds me of Kenny Everett.
Daniel Medows once had a double decker bus with all the seats removed and used for a darkroom and living quarters. I think he was born in Gloucester in 1952, and at one time lived in Manchester. A great photographer, the best .
The photographer camera looks like a German make Rolleiflex.
Top equipment of its day.
You can just about see the tall flats at Worsley Mesnes in the background.
Poor chap doesn't look exactly at ease up there does he ?
The brave grimace makes him look like Kenny Everett .
Daniel Medows very well known photographer and specialises in high rise building photos. He's feared of nothing and looks very relaxed in the shot of the top of the power station chimney.
Geoff looks really scared up there. A brave smile.
Chap on the right has his eyes closed. He's got bottle though.
They have got Bottle Wiganer, I couldn't have gone up there, no matter how good they said the view was.
It would be interesting to know how they got to the top. I suspect that was the worst part
Not dressed appropriately, not a good example really.
Would not happen today with Health and Safety....thank goodness.
Going up is not too bad, it's getting down.
My apologies to all, the photographer pictured with Geoff Shryhane on top of the chimney is Jeff Somers and is not Daniel Meadows as initially stated.
Maybe your half right Cyril, Daniel could have taken the photo of Jeff and Geoff.