Poolstock Cricket field

Gone

Very sad ,i remember having our school sports day on there in the sixties

Sad indeed. Obesity rising, sports field being sold.

Sad indeed ...

Anybody remember The Cricketer and the 'spot light' in the. sky,,, on Saturday nights, it used to light up the clouds

It was a beacon which could be seen from as fas away as Manvhestor and it was a guiding light, for all the 'Smack Heads' in Greater Manchester to follow, to where they could buy drugs ....

mac
sorry but your wrong the owner bought it from the remnant of pcc,turned it into a "night club" and the ground was used for a short time as a footy pitch.then misfortune swept over the owner ,it burnt down.phoenix like it rose from the ashes (cricket pun)to become a mega money making "development".its just like a hans christian anderson fairy tale.from beautiful oasis to what all of wigan will become developed. city status for wigan, an earldom for smiffy.i think its what he deserves,for his selfless work on behalf of all wiganers,but not leythers ,athertonions or tyldslites.

or Liverpool

but we're remembering back to when it was a cricket club.

to the days of Howard Gill, and Eric Lawrenson

I remember playing there many times,great people at Poolstock and sad to see what has happened

anthony
did you know those gentlemen,where you from poolstock?
quite a few of the owners of homes in tippings st are selling up .who wants three storey deveopments behind them ,when there once was a splendid cricket ground.

yes I knew them
I was born in Byrom st in the 50's

spent many golden Sundays as a child watching the cricket with my mum and dad.

salt and shake crisps and orange pop

I used to go to watch regularly as a boy.
Still remember watching Clyde Walcott despatching the ball around Poolstock.

Hitting them for six

It is sad to see a Cricket Club like that go, but I suppose it is just history, things move on and not always for the better, but realistically what else could be done with that field, other than to use it to build houses on ...

how about field, or is every bit of space only 'fit to build houses on'

I am a Poolstocker and remember the good days there. Brilliant place and great people. Went to the little school there. Competed on Sports Days on the Cricket pitch. A sad loss as you all say. As for this obscene council - well, they have their eyes on the Flashes now. The extra congestion caused by their building schemes will further bolster the case for a bypass! And when you talk about history sir bob it is our history so hands off.

Was there a cricket pitch on mesnes playing field years ago

There was Peter. Certainly the Grammar School played on there and there was an Athletics track marked out as well.

That's ok, BB. It was a cricket pitch, it is no longer. fewer sports fields.

Over the years more and more sports field sold off for houses and they want people to get fit

Th'Eckersley's is up for lease again!

My Dad's family were Poolstockers, born and bred.

Jarvo
are you related to Deborah?

Anthony: No...My Nan, Jane "Ginny" Jarvis lived in Poole Street, opposite Dick Barton's...

Debbies mum had the hairdressers on Corporation st

don't remember your nan but I didn't spend much time near the main road

bloody hell three quarters of ww are from poolstock.

The hallowed ground

was there a factory or something on the cricket club site at one stage ? (possibly in the late 1970's ?), but i remember the cricketer, it was owned by willie leyland from hindley, a few of us used to go in there and got friendly with the bouncers - eric and lance, a fight broke out in there one night,so we looked around for the bouncers and couldn't see them, so we ended up throwing them out, we later found out that one was hiding under a table and the other one had gone into the ladies out of the way!

Anthony: did you know Bob and Joyce Paton; and Malcom, Linda and Gordon?

Mick,
I think it was Clifton Mill!

Clifton Mills was at the side of the Cricket Clud I worked there in the 60's along with half of Poolstock.We used to go to the Cricket club long before William took it over and we had some brilliant Saturday nights in there. Can't believe that it has gone now though because there was Covenant on the land and it could only be used for sport and could never be built on

susie q,
No surprise at what gets passed in this borough,covenants count for nothing any more

Who gets the synthetic sports pitch and floodlights incorporated into the planning application?

Wigan Council tend to lose the covenants when they have something to build on the land. Incompetents.

yes Jarvo, they live in the last house before Baker street, next door or next door but one to the Groves's

I worked at Clifton Mills in the 70's

Anthony: My Auntie Joyce and Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob (deceased) was born and bred in Glasgow, and was head waiter at the Brocket for years. He was a staunch Rangers fan.

My Auntie Joyce (my Dad's sister) is still in good health.

It's a small world.

Photograph of Poolstock cricket team taken in the late thirties.
My uncle Billy Roberts is first left front row. He was killed in action in 1944.
Johnnny Lawrenson of Wigan rugby fame is second from the right front row. Also on the photo are the two Sharples brothers one of whom returned from the war with the rank of Squadron Leader.

I used to love going to my Nana's at Poolstock on Christmas night. We'd all go: my brother and sisters, and all my cousins...And the Mum's and Dad's would go to the Cricket Club for an hour or so...

We had the Christmas house to ourselves...It was something you never, ever forget...

I used to play football with Malcolm, Jockie (bob) wanted him to be a footballer I think.
Linda was a very pretty girl, very pretty indeed.
they were certainly happy days.

Good photo Gaffer, although it it is before I was born it would have been something my dad was very familiar with being both into poolstock cricket and Wigan rugby, also the rugby played on Coronation park.
What men, what a secure feeling I get looking at this

Anthony: Our Linda is still a very pretty girl...

Our Malc didn't make it at footy...

Good to hear that Linda is still around and pretty! She was a stunner. Malc too! i remember that cream coloured mac that their Dad used to wear around town. I am an Islander too and used to go the little school and remember you all. I am also form Byrom Street. Very special times that we can never get back but will never forget!
ps I didn't mean that Malc was a stunner just that he is still around!

When I used to go on the cricket ground in the 50s there was an old chap used to cut the grass etc; Charlie Bolton, does anyone remember him ?

We once got into the tool shed and managed to start the old Atco lawn mower; we couldn't stop it -- smoke everywhere -- one of us ran to Charlie's house to get him to turn it off

My mate's just been on the phone and he's from Poolstock.

I asked him if he knew any of you lot and he said, "Neeeeeeever heard of 'em"!
But he knew someone called Jarvis, who had a shop and kept pigeons down by the 'suckle!

whats your mates name - WE HAVE probably neeeeeever heard of HIM? Is he like you - something that rhymes with Tonker?

My Nana had a shop in Poolstock...But, alas, no pigeons...

Jarvo - WHERE?

Further up from Dick Barton's....

Going towards the CO-OP or do you mean the off licence the other side of the entry?

Kept pigeons down by the suckle?
He must have worn loose clothing!

Spudmagoo, MOST people will have heard of him around that quarter.
Jarvo, he said the pigeon mon was Chris's dad?

Mac, your mind is a cesspit, boy. You can write a 1,000 word essay on the contents of an empty box and I want it on my desk before assembly on Monday morning! (fnarr-fnarr!?)

I remember Charlie Bolton from when I was little. He used to have a grocery shop on Poolstock Lane.

Charlie yes
The scoutmaster at Poolstock about that time was Ted Hasleden or similar name

Spudmagoo: I don't know, I forget...It was a long, long time ago.

I'll have a word with my eldest sister, she'll probably know which one.

You want an empy box on your desk first thing on monday morning?...That will cost extra.

gaffer
the sharples brothers who lived in walmsley ave

think my relative used to fly with a jarvis when they where goose green pigeon club in the fifties met at the bold hotel on poolstock lane.

Charlie Bolton! That brings some memories back Sue.His shop was in his front room.
Ted Haselden was a good friend of my dad,Harry Crowther.Hilda Haselden was the Guide Leader.

i was wrong with 3/4 of ww came from poolstock its more like poolstock people, tonker and peawapp.

Hey though, how can someone who claims to be a 'Poolstocker', yet not know where Poolstock actually is, call ME something that rhymes with Tonker?!

Does Tonker know what an Islander is ?

I'm one; born in Byron St, later had a name change to Roberts St

William Leyland told me he wanted to sell the site for housing, and would expect to get £1 million for it. But the council wouldn't let him, because it was subject to a covenant reserving the land for sports use.
I guess they have now got round the covenant by including an all-weather pitch in the plans.
Although the planning report does not say so outright, it seems that the all-weather pitch will be solely for the use of St. Jude's rugby club. (The RFL were consulted about the plans, and supported them. The ECB opposed them).
It seems odd to me that such a massive development proposal was 'delegated' by the council - I think that means an officer made the decision, later rubber-stamped by the planning committee.
Has there been anything in the local rags about it?

As Jimmy Cricket often said, There's More!