Photo-a-Day  (Thursday, 21st January, 2021)

Good photo...and such a well-known landmark. I remember accompanying my children and their teachers when they were at primary school, looking round at all the machinery. It was very interesting. My Auntie worked at Eckersley's Mill...does anyone know where that was, please?

Its a shame they took down the mill clock for repairs, now many years later nobody knows who took it down and were it is.
You can still see the black hole where it used to be .

I remember my mam worked there in the 40's and 50's. You can imagine the Mill girls clattering through those gates covered in cotton 'fluff'...a pity you couldn't have put a then and now picture Dennis. Good photo though.

A very imposing building, says Wigan to me & shows how old buildings can be put to modern day use.

My mother worked there as well Veronica, but it was a bit earlier than that, I wonder too has anyone got photos from when it was Eckersleys.

My Mother in law used to work there..it's a very impressive building isn't it..as Helen says,it has been put to good use,It'll hopefully be standing for years ..Irene,Eckersleys is just over the Seven Stars Bridge on the same side as the Trencherfield Mill.

Irene its still in the same place you visited with your children and their teachers when they were at primary school,

For Irene Roberts
Eckersley Mill was in Swan Meadow Road. Not sure if it’s still there, as I no longer live in Wigan.

I wanted a "Then" photo taken from the same angle Veronica but didn't find one. No doubt one will turn up now it's to late!

Edna go under work places - you will see some old photos on there.

Seems like we all had family working at Eckersley Mill ! My Auntie Annie worked there & got my Dad a job there when he left school...& the weaving business was what he was in all his working life.

Thankyou everyone for the info on Eckersley's Mill.

Irene if you walk past Trencherfield Mill going away from Wigan TC go over the canal bridge and turn next left. Eckersley mill is on your right hand side.

You would think there would have been an old photo of those gates Dennis ... that's surprising if there isn't.x

i worked in the office good memories good photo dennis

Thanks PeterP and everyone.

Mick, Irene tells us she visited Trencherfield Mill, not Eckersley's.

Maureen, Eckersley's Mill is not "just over the Seven Stars Bridge".

Helen of Troy, Eckersley's was one of the biggest (if not 'the' biggest) cotton mills in Britain and also the biggest employers of workers. It's not surprising that everybody had relatives who worked there.

Thank you Veronica, I'll have a look.

Each one has left a marker,
On rafters or on brick,
Pipework or on timber,
Their graft has made it stick.
There was no time for Dilly,
Dally scrubbed a step,
Granddad made his sweat int pit,
Whilst nana's hands rolled wet .
Sunshine, rain or Christmas,
Grafting days got met,
You don't put owt on table,
wit soft heart, soft hands....yet!

Mick, I notice that you managed to insert the word ' their ' correctly into your response to Irene's post.
Now I find that very encouraging.
Keep it up mate. I feel confident that we'll get get there eventually,.. of this, I have little doubt . It may take some time, but I finally see a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel......
And go steady on those bends dropping down into Crooke mate.
There has to be a good reason why Middleton & Woods opened a branch at that specific location.
Take it easy mate. Oz.

I stand corrected ..Eckersleys Mill is on Swan Meadow Rd.

Maybe Middleton and Woods are there (or is it their?) to oversee the final resting place of English Grammar.
Here lies the body of English Grammar.
Sent to its death with a stutter and a stammer.
'Twas 'lectric bike Mick who's sad lack of care.
Laid it to rest forever their (Or should it be there?)

With apologies in advance for any mistakes that I have made.

Ozy it might not have been me

I stand corrected ..Eckersleys Mill is on Swan Meadow Rd.