Wigan Album

I remember it well. I was always playing around there. If I'd gone missing, me mam always knew where to find me!
Does anyone remember the time the army went to that area with tanks and other vehicles? I think they used it for target practice of some kind.
The year would be around 1958.

my god this brings back memories i remember playing in there. we used to play army an catch frogs they used be flooded with water.great times.thanks for sharing photo

forgot to ask what were they for ?

The black tanks long gone...but does this still remain. Not been up there for donkeys years, I think it was part of the Iron and coal works among others.

yea remember it very well,spent hours up there,it was on whats locally known as the grassy brew,the background looks so much nicer without the tip bein there

ooh gerry i remember this we were always playing in there and all around that area we only lived a few minuets away.

Wes... its always been a tip up there.

this was the base for one of the cooling towers at top place

Bill...You've jogged my memory about the army. I do remember them going onto the land at the top of Belle Green Lane. It was something to do with training and testing equipment. The tank transporters couldn't get under the low bridge so they had to take them off in Battersby Street. There was jeeps and a couple of big guns of some kind. They cordoned off the area for safety. I don't remember any explosions though, but I could be wrong. I wonder if anyone took some photo's?