Wiganers at Work
Jack Watson Cycles
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Photo: Darren Atherton
Item #: 242
Grand photo of a grand fellow!
great memoiry got my first bike off jack and many more???you could buy parafin and petoral as wella682p
I was born in the upper room to right in feb. 1950. My dad built up the cycle shop after taking over from his father and continued into his 70s until road widening in 1985 of chapel lane. the property was compulsary purchased and demolished in order to move the traffic jams on a further two hundred yards.
Ok james do you have anymore pics of the shop some of my mates grew up around poolstock and had happy memories of jack and his tales ?
good pic of jack.i used to get all my cycle parts of him tyres inartubes evarything thanks james
Fantastic! if I had a pound for everytime I went through those doors with my dad in the seventies,the best bike shop Ive ever known, Jack was a special man when I was a boy.
thanx for showin that pic, i remember jack very well
this is my grandad and sorry kevin snalam i have no photo of your house but my dad john watson has fond memories of your house he said it had a big wide front door and you had to step down into it ? he also remembers your george and doreen
I too visited Jack's shop many times from the 70's. Jack died on i5/04/1996. I had the privilge of speaking the 'tribute' at his funeral in St. Paul's , Goose Green, and then interring his ashes in the churchyard there. Jack had musical talents, playing the banjo and ukulele, perhaps inspired bny George Formby who frequented the shop.It was said that george actually rode through the shop door on his motor bike to hide from the police who were pursuing him.
Sorry! Jack's funeral was at Wigan Crematorium, not at St,Paul's church. Please forgive my error. His ashes are in the churchyard though. Please correct my previous comment before adding to the entries.
I remember walking in the shop, the floorboards at the front step were just quite worn out. Nothing was ever too much trouble for Jack and this is pure memories.
get my first big bike from Watsons. Real gent. I loved my Hopper
Got my first bike from Jack Watsons, it was a Hopper and the year would be about 1945 at a guess.
A local bike shop sold the bike i I had reserved for my small son’s Christmas present only to find they couldn’t get another. I tried to get this model all over Lancashire. Mr Watson got me one. I still feel really grateful even after many many years. He was such a lovely man.