Wigan Album

Looks like Martland mill to me.

could it be wigan boys club at their parbold camp near the canal maybe 1950,s

It could well be of The Wigan Boys Club. My father Kenneth Hitchen is the lad with the stripey top. Came across the photo recently, and just want to know it's history. What was The Wigan's Boys Club?

wigan boys club was a club in clayton street i think it was, off wallgate. a lot of very good sports lads used to go there.

Diane, your dad certainly liked that jumper,he as it on in both photos? I used to have clothes I loved not like the throw away culture of today. Great photos!

Eileen, the information about Wigan Boys Club in the links below may be of interest to you, and there's also a link to a photo that's on the Album.
Excerpt from the Geoff Shryhane article:
"The club financed many different activities and one of the highlights was a week under canvas at Parbold, reached by way of the Leeds Liverpool Canal".

https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?opt=f2&msd=114498

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wigan+Boys%27+Club+was+a+real+lifesaver+for+needy+teens.-a0601647490

The Wigan Boys Club on (Wenlock Street) Soho Street, Newtown, can be seen on this photo by Frank Orrell.
https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=5&id=30131