Leigh, Lancashire Then and Now

[@edithostrowski]

Fantastic Derek. My late husband is the one walking towards Parsonage Colliery. Thanks, it's brilliant.

[@bread_dawg]

That old photo from Westleigh Heath is an insanely great shot.

[@MickShaw-om8gw]

Brilliant Derek so many memories of where I was brought up in the Bedford area of Leigh, and of Plank Lane and the pit where I once worked, the photo of the kids playing football on the Heath is for me one of the best pics taken in Leigh ever.

[@rdvisual9057]

Enjoyed that, many thanks for sharing.

[@sjmcgarrie]

Derek, you have created a fantastic archive for our town. Thank you

[@leythdave]

Superb! Subscribed, liked and shared. More please! Well done 👏👏👏

[@craigtobias1404]

This is great! Thank you so much

[@robertlester1956]

Good video Derek..But I can still remember when Leigh was opened now it’s closed...

[@simonhayton9443]

Brilliant sir thank you

[@AtariCrypt]

The photo at 2 mins. I walked here every day going to school in 80s. That's how I remember it. Thanks for this great video 👍🏻

[@dorothyemch9338]

Looks great. So different from the old days. I lived in Bolton. That's changed too.

[@sandraquayle9356]

Loved it Derek. Was amazing to show my children the corner of our old back on Victoria street and the canal. Thank you for your effort.

[@lindabratsch9091]

That was TOTALLY awesome and very interesting, even though I’ve never been there! I live in Houston, Texas. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@Springv1]

I don't recommend going there, probably the biggest shit hole in the UK 💀

[@HaseldenFamilyof6]

Amazing footage. As a young family growing up in Leigh, and vlogging around the town, this is an important piece of history you have shared! Thankyou.

[@pollyp9456]

Fantastic loved it. Thanks was great seeing all the old haunts as was. You do forget how places can and do change when you see the places daily.

[@Paggerd]

Thanks Derek for showing us the massive improvements made compared to the “good old days “.

[@davidhart7792]

Leigh had a town centre in the 'good old days'

[@davidhart7792]

Could you please point out the improvements. I had the misfortune to walk along Leigh Rd, near Windermere Rd where I was brought up, I saw more litter scattered than on Plonk Lone tip!

[@davidholden3212]

thank you derik great memories

[@DavidShallcross]

Thanks, Derek nice video brought back memories

[@allankennedy7305]

Very, very nice, Derek. Thanks for putting this together and sharing. Brought back a lot of memories.

[@GBPaddling]

Wonderful stuff Derek, great choice of music as well. I have to say, for all the advances of modern times, Ley looked much better way back when, even as I remember it mostly from the late 70's, early 80's.

[@joanmccarthy7155]

Wonderful Derek! Xx You have done a great job with the pace and juxtaposition of black and white and colour. Love the music too. Xx

[@davidhart7792]

That's a big word for a Leither !!!!!!!!!

[@bluemoonmcfc9097]

Fantastic vid , at 1 min 45 , parsonage colliery, I grew up on the street on the left, Clifton street from 1969 to 80 great memories of messing about by the brook

[@harbottle999]

Great work Derek, really enjoyed it

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Good, that, really, thank you for putting it up. Yes !

[@lodersracing]

Fantastic, good to see the old Hilton Park rugby league ground.

[@stevepitt5445]

My neighbour Kath Parr, who sadly is no longer with us used to say You wouldn’t believe how much Leigh has changed through the years Now you can see how much it has Wow

[@paulmurphy2144]

love this music, very haunting

[@anthonyheaton5798]

I once saw Georgie Fame & Bernard Manning in Leigh. My Dad would sometimes work overtime on Saturdays at Plank Lane and Parsonage, probably in 50's. His regular place was Lime Pit, then Parkside.

[@davidhart7792]

Georgie Fame came from Leigh.

[@anthonyheaton5798]

@@davidhart7792 Yes. That's why I did the post.

[@GBPaddling]

Plonk Lone.....

[@jaynieraindrop4862]

Brilliant loved it!

[@alancargill6955]

Still say the picture of kids playing football on the heath is a gud un. Super work Derek.

[@ksdanny1]

Enjoyed them Derek, thanks.

[@rustyredford]

brilliant brought back some memories

[@ernestcleaver-smith5018]

Thanks Derek A nice stroll down Memory Lane ;;;;;

[@helenejampierremarsh1896]

My late husband a Leigh boy passed away 9 months ago. He would have liked this.

[@leonskum.5682]

Beautiful music.

[@tracya4087]

beautiful

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cracking stuff Derek I have three videos of bygone pubs from Leigh if your ever curious as to what they look like now pal!

[@stephenalfredjackson2341]

Great - thanks Derek

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Brilliant!

[@granvillestout2681]

Brilliant.

[@brettwaynelee]

Hi Derek great shots... I would like to (with your permission) use some of this footage in my next music video about Leigh. Please DM me if this is a possibility thanks.

[@stephenashcroft6984]

Great Photos derek any of the old council school where I think we went to school together.

[@thunderbuffalo7093]

great memories of plonk lone used to play over heath when we were younger and remember my mam working in canteen at parsonage pit mi dad was blacksmith there aswell nice 1 derek

[@thirdratecontent585]

My Nan lived in Golbourne and called people from Plank lane “Plank wazzers” 😂Nice vid👍

[@GBPaddling]

Gowbern......

[@GBPaddling]

Think your mistaken? Platt Wazzers are from Platt Bridge, ha ha.

[@waynebabynec1657]

First pic Mr Mega's pen.

[@davidhart7792]

Plank Lane the legend that was. They've built new houses and flats near't swing bridge and suddenly it's become 'Pennington Wharfe,' Suppose it sells better than 'Plonk Lone Wharfe.'

[@lionelnabokow598]

I worked at Bickershaw pit for 30 some years now one my sons lives on the site

[@davidhart7792]

My Dad was born in Plank Lane and worked there before being called up before WW2. He was a 'mine' of information on the area. PS he was born over the bridge which was in Abram then and always classed his self a Wiganer.

[@sideshowbob5237]

Excellent presentation. Lots of thermally efficient homes but so much character lost.

[@B.t.d_fl]

Just looking at where I live used to look like

[@leedavies3825]

These are good can you get any with little Asda in Leigh when it use to be a grave yard

[@mavisll]

excellent

[@A88DUR]

Make more please and do bonny well road it's in leigh

[@fenthedog]

I can still speak Plank Lane Lingo! Nogat Shaegit!

[@nemski69]

first pic, i remember the guy that practically lived in there

[@nemski69]

Mr Meager?

[@steraa4231]

Was he polish as I can remember a old man. Just at Sid of Hayes factory

[@paulmurphy2144]

for it to go tory is a disgrace to previous working class mining generations whos lives were destroyed by the closure of the pits by the tories

[@davidhart7792]

Not to mention our railway station.

[@WLC3991]

Labour have let us down for decades that’s why they ended up voting Tory, Labour had full control for centuries and let us down time and time again

[@WLC3991]

@@davidhart7792 former MP for Leigh (Labour as well) Andy burnham has still done nothing about a train station ffs. Get out of labours arse both Tory and Labour are vile

[@davidhart7792]

@@WLC3991 Not sure about the Language, but agree with you regarding Golborne station. MP's seem to say whatever will get them votes at the time.

[@ThomasTheGayEngine]

Then (1960s) : beautiful, ideal for holidays Now (2020): shite just shite

[@captainkirk1]

Karen's shop

[@davidhart7792]

The well Known comedian Ken Platt came from Plank Lane and Ken Dodd mentioned it on TV, in his ' An Audience with Ken Dodd ' programme. Can't get more famous than that!!!

[@swaldron5558]

Brilliant!