SMITHY BROOK

Does anyone from Pemberton remember Smithy brook down Brook Lane ?

  There's a path that winds alongside it that goes through the woods , it goes down to the railway
  crossing through the kissing gate across the railway , through the fairy glen and up and out into
   Pemberton road. It had become overgrown with grass,weeds and brambles over the years and was mainly used
   by young uns taking a short cut to middle of Pem.Two local volunteers have been clearing it for the last few months
   and been showing their efforts on facebook.  I detoured from my usual run this morning to have a look. They've done an
  amazing job and made it into a lovely walk , even making and placing benches along the route with armed forces
  mottos on them. I didn't have me phone with me to take any photo's but will take it next time.


https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8gjg3i

https://wigan-peers.forumotion.com/t7709-pemberton-path?highlight=pemberton+path

Looking forward to your pics gassey

dont know if anyone can see this its off facebook:


https://www.facebook.com/100072826849838/videos/3536745759981835?idorvanity=1418588615062582

You have to be a member of that group to see anything gassey. The way round that is to download[save as] pic to your computer, then up load  to WP via the host an image.

How have you got on taking your own photos gassey?

Aye Lolly will be running down there on Monday morn ,
il make sure mi phones charged and in my pocket

Weekend yed clearing down smithy brook this morning

I have been following those lads on facebook, gassey, and yes, they are doing a tremendous job. Good on 'em.

I posted this old map of Brook Lane the other day.....

I  never remember seeing remnants of the Brook Houses though, as a kid playing along there....

Its brilliant down there admin , most peaceful place on earth this morning

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...thanks, gassey......many good memories.............

A smashing set of pics gassey.Thanks

The Wigan Archaeological Society Pingot Valley.

https://www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk/blog/?page_id=289

As kids we would put a penny on the line to see it get squashed by the next train to pass. These pennies were the old, large ones.

One day the train passed and we couldn't find the coin.. we were so upset....

But normally the penny would end up as a large flat piece of copper....great fun back then............

127 Brook Lane, Pemberton, 20 June, 1951.

37 Brook lane, 19 June 1951. Shop's name looks like Masons?..or could be Thomasons?

Admin wrote:127 Brook Lane, Pemberton, 20 June, 1951.

. Same view this morning different bin day and transport updated

Smashing shot, gassey. 72 years apart. I wonder where that little lad is now. He will be in his 70's.

The chaps that are smartening up the “Pemberton way” have put another bench along the path.