Wigan Album

The lorry is carrying newsprint reels of paper for the Post and Chronical, at Brock Mill, the Leyland truck will be owned by Bowater Paper Mill at Ellesmere Port. Bowater Paper.

It's a lovely view despite the deserted cars and lorry.

This photograph is taken at the bottom of the hill from Wigan Lane. Just behind the HGV is the bridge over the River Douglas just before the junction with Pendlebury Lane & Hall Lane.

I think there's been a few more scenes like this one in the 50 odd winters we've had since 1968.

I remember scene's like this in the 60s.It seems in another lifetime now!! Thanks for the memories 0zy.

You're correct Ozy, it is the entrance to Valley Gate and Haigh Foundry on the right, wonder if the loaded lorry made it to the top, though I do remember also in the 1960s a loaded coal lorry going up the snow covered hill of Leader St from Kirkless St, I don't if it had stalled or had lost traction, but it suddenly began to slide backwards down the hill and into a house on Kirkless St, I doubt the owners would have been happy especially with the icy weather.

Leyland Mill Lane in the snow, and there is a Ford Anglia van, possibly a Standard, and Ford Consul. And the Ford Classic, HJP214 (eleven Wigan Corporation double deckers were HJP1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 and later repainted in GMT orange and white).

would it be a slorrin lorry or a lorry slorrin