Wigan Album
Plantations and Plantation Gates
12 CommentsPhoto: Robert Howe
Item #: 10761
How wonderful to see the Haigh Hall tractor again!We used to go on Sunday afternoons and Oh! the thrill of the run down the slope just through the Plantation Gates,so cool under the trees. The fare was 3d when I was small child in the late 50s.
have you got a sister called janet who used to live in cedar drive bottling wood.
Yes I do have a sister Janet, she is married with 3 kids and one grandchild. I'll mention to her that you were asking after her!
There always used to be a fight among kids to get the rear seats in the tractor, because they swung about to such an extent when in motion.
Does anyone remember where the fairy glen is situated, I used to play near yellow brook when small but i cant seem to remember exact spot as i would like to take a look to see if its the same as i remember,
Hi, to get to the Fairy Glen, when you get to the main road (as on the photo), turn left. As you get to the bridge over the river Douglas, there is a footpath to the right goung downhill. Take this path until it turns sharply right and up-hill. at the top of the rise, the path splits into two, take the left hand path, then immediately right up the steps. This path then leads to the Fairy Glen. Hope this was useful!
Hiya Robert, I can't believe you are talking about the Fairy Glen. Nina and me was talking about this the other day trying to remember the way, now we do. Thanks pal.
No worries Kirsty! X
Richard Kindred just as I remember him! Given that I left Wigan in 1971 that's perhaps not too surprising. How is your brother Steven? Did anyone else used to wait in the rhodedendrons with the aim of jumping on the back of the tractor, but never quite making it? Might that be Terry Myers in the background?
Thanks Robert Howe for info of how to get to Fairy Glen, will take a look shortly.
I remember that day so well, we had all just been up to the hall. Great times we spent in the woods near Bottling Wood.
Richard looks so cute always was always will be cousin jackie