Wigan Album

HI Pam, great picture,Icant place the building,its not St.Nats infants,its not St.Nats primary ,and its not Moss Lane,the only person I recognise on the photo is Sammy Devenport who was a teacher at Moss Lane or St.Nats,he was heavily involded in all sporting activities,mostly football,Pam it would be of great interest if you would post the list of names,no dought there will be someone out there who will throw some light on the mystery location,There must be quite a few Platt Bridgers out there with old photos gathering dust in some dark corners,come on lets have em.

Are any of the boys' surnames "Morris"? There is one in the middle of the back row who looks like one of my cousins?

The list goes:
Back Row (Lto R): D.Greenwood, N. Oldfield, Roy Davies, G. Jones, B.Aspinall, J.Eatock, J.Hindley, S.Greenwood, J.Morris, K.Crook, M.Porter, C.Wright, R.Mosley, J.Eatock, K.Taylor, R.Wigfield, E.Kelsald, R.Scotson
Mid Row: R.H(not sure)eth, K.Robinson, L.Bailey, B.Eatock, P.Robinson, S.Davenport, J.(could be Grundy)
Front Row: J.Mitchel, D.Wynn, A.Pillington, K or R Farrimond, J.Smith, B.Hall, B.Taylor, A.Hargre(cut off here), J.Hebst(cut off)

Thanks for the names Pam,the only ones I recognise are Derek Greenwood he married Dorothy Walls her brother was in my class at school,their Jimmy,Stan Greenwood he was a good goalkeeper as I recall, Ronnie Mosely, I used to mate with his brother Dennis, I can also recognise Arthur Pilkington he used to live in Victoria Rd.The location is still a bit of a mystery though.

John I think the lads would have been on their annual camp,so the building could be somewhere in Blowick Southport. I recognise most of the lads, I just wonder how many survive ?

Hi John, Dorothy Walls is my mums cousin. Dorothy's mum, Ethel, used to have a fruit shop just before the bridge going into Abram. Her and Jimmy had another brother called Derek.

Could the building be the Mission near the Vicarage? We used to meet there for Brownies back in the fifties, or as you say it is in Southport

Well if it is Blowick thats that explained,Ive never heard of Blowick, it sounds like something out of Harry Potter to me.

Thank you, that is my cousin Jack Morris. Sadly now passed away, he was one of the 2 members of our Platt Bridge family who kept in touch. oddly, his Mum & mine both married into a Morris family no relations.

Hi Pam Dorothy Walls is also my husbands cousin he sadly died in 2009.Ethel and his mum Eleanor were sisters.

my dad - Ken Taylor sadly passed away this week . What a lovely photo