Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
Album Contents
Album Contents
Wigan Album
Hindley
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Raynor Park, Hindley.
Photo: Dennis Miller
Photo: Dennis Miller
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Item #: 17566
Item #: 17566
The caption says it all. I *think* the area is where Danes Avenue is today, although I will accept being corrected on that score.
Comment by: irene roberts on 17th April 2011 at 15:55
Hi Dennis, you are right. Peter used to slide down the hill at the back of the bandstand on pieces of cardboard. He's not much different now!
Comment by: chris southworth on 20th April 2011 at 20:52
Aye,Irene,t'big hill we used to call it.Waxed cardboard in summer,sledges in winter.I was born and brought up in Danes Avenue,up at top, No.118,the former Hole House Inn.Rayner Park and Borsdane Wood were my playgrounds.A lad couldn't have wished for owt better.
spent many a hour playing in raynor park and borsdane wood .
sliding down the hill and in the brook near the waterfall
Comment by: Peter Glover on 28th May 2011 at 15:15
I spent many an hour sliding down that hill with you Chris while my mam and yours had a good chinwag
Comment by: julie fairclough nee southworth on 15th July 2012 at 21:26
if you look i dont even think the raos was fully cobtructed here and all the old railway st. houses up top are there.
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