Photo-a-Day  (Saturday, 13th January, 2024)

Actually,,,, it is in Bickershaw

A really lovely place now at the old Bickershaw pit and surrounded areas. It use to be a miserable and boring place from Plank Lane to the old Nissan garage at fairways, Leigh. Now a beautiful Marina and lovely houses to live there. The place is unrecognisable towards it used to be. Now Wigan Council should be congratulated for turning a slum area into a beautiful place.

The boat people. Glad to see a good use of the waterways after years of neglect.

Marina ....Leigh Marina....... What are these strange enchantments that start whenever you're near ?

Looks quiet but is heaving in the Summer. We occasionally walk down from Abram, through Crankwood Village, to the Marina, and then back along the canal, a long but nice walk.

Bickershaw Colliery Band - conductor, W. Haydock. Recorded several old 78rpm tunes in the early 1950s.
This photo is entirely new to me - encouraging. Thanks, John.

A lovely area so well done to the developers

You could pretend you were in Tobermory Scotland….not! ;o)

Irene is the Dover Lock pub still in disgrace or has it now been demolished. I've also learned the Gardners Arms in Atherton is to close by the brewery in a few weeks time, very sad.
Nice to see the Marina has been reclaimed.

Always been a scruffy place round there, the best canal walks is in Appley Bridge and Parbold.
The scenery is much better.

Nice picture John, not an area that I am familiar with but from what others have said it looks to have been regenerated nicely.

Alan, The Dover Lock is slowly crumbling and it in a terrible state. I could weep when I see it.
There seems to be a familiar voice on p-a-d the last few days.

Its in the DNA Irene..
shall we open a bureau? ‘Long lost Families’…

Sorry Irene, only asking a question.

It don't not look like a row houses to me , thirst glance I thought it was a bit of the space station.

Alan, the Dover Lock pub is in a disgraceful state, went past on the bus to Warrington.
Apart from neglected and vandalised it looks like it has had a major fire, I think the roof has gone.

Alan, my apologies. The remark about the "familiar voice" wasn't aimed at you, I assure you, and I am so sorry if that's how it appeared. I should have just answered your question about the Dover Lock and then put my other observation in a separate comment. Sorry, my friend! My error.

Thanks Colin.

No Offence taken. Thanks for your reply Irene.

Hi Gio, how goes it? Nice to hear you again .

There seems to be more than a few pseudonyms on here lately,tripping themselves up praising Appley Bridge and Parbold,both of which are mind-blowingly boring,absolutely no character to either of them.

Correct Sir Bob I used to haul coal out of Bickershaw colliery in the 70tis to Burtonwood ROF or was it RAF and to Carringhton Power Station and what a difference that area is now,quite nice,thank you for the comments everyone and all the work Brian does.

Good to see my boat is still afloat.
The houses on this development have solar panels built into their roofs - that should have been made compulsory - along with high levels of insulation - on all new-builds. The builders, of course, objected - preferring to load the price of houses with profit for themselves, whilst claiming such measures would increase house prices....
The walk along the canal from Abram to Leigh is mainly on an elevated embankment, giving great views of the flashes to the west of the canal.

Thanks Alan....I was horrified to think I had upset you, albeit unknowingly. I was so relieved to read your reply! I'm sure we'll speak again soon on another p-a-d. There are some lovely regular contributors on here.

Lets us learn to be better than that Jean !

Actually,,,, Sir Bob,,,, it is in Westleigh

Rev Long I could not agree more with you on the compulsory inclusion of solar panels and insulation problem is that the price of houses and mortgages are already too expensive for many. Quite a conundrum.

I think most people in Wigan would agree that Appley Bridge, Shevington and Parbold is a much nicer place than say other parts of Wigan, not just canals.

Jean is right in my opinion.

Jean is certainly right about the pseudonyms…