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Whelley Secondary School

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final days
final days
Photo: thomas anglesea
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Item #: 23351
demolition of the old school.but never forgotten..

Comment by: sheila worsley on 29th April 2013 at 18:34

nice bit of prime housing land for the council to sell on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by: Neil on 29th April 2013 at 19:06

The usual slagging off of the council by the clueless, this land is being used for housing, yes..but they will be built by the council for themselves, for rent!....

Comment by: Jimmy on 29th April 2013 at 19:10

Is this the old poll tax office?

Comment by: ken on 29th April 2013 at 21:11

It is, Jimmy. This part of the school was originally the girls side.

Comment by: AB on 30th April 2013 at 13:25

Ken when you and I went in 1945 it was seperate boys and girls and there were no railings ( They had gone to the war effort) our old mate Dixie still lives in Moore ST Seeing this demolition must be sickening him as much or more than us.

Comment by: denise on 30th April 2013 at 20:53

The door what you can see in the picture was the enterance to some of our classrooms, the first classroom was on your right side it was 2m4 and Miss Lydon was our form teacher, so many memories about the school, like rest of wigan all the good buildings or either demolished or neglected. SHAME!!!

Comment by: michael benson on 9th May 2013 at 21:54

i was head boy at whelley in 1962..very happy memories,think margaret lowe was head girl.aint seen many old school friends since..sad to see it go !!

Comment by: Mary H on 27th October 2013 at 16:16

Good to see the back of the concentration camp,not a good school by any stretch of the imagination,be happy to see houses there, It had a few BIG BULLY so called teachers,

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