Worsley Mesnes 1980

[indiadog1]

Hi Again, Sorry about the duplicate postings,my pc is doing its own thing again!.

[indiadog1]

I was at Library street too doing graphic design in 1976!, I bet we know each other!?.

[TheMasterThe19]

good video thanks

[indiadog1]

I can remember playing football right in the middle of those flats on a concrete/tarmac pitch raised up about 10 feet with railings all the way round it. I was at wigan college at the time between 1975 and 1977.

[UeyUeyAzteca]

I was at the art college until '76 doing graphic design in the Library Street building (now the town hall).

[indiadog1]

Yes I can remember playing football on a raised up concrete/tarmac pitch that had railings all the way around it. I was at Wigan art college at the time between 1975 and 77. happy days not forgotten.

[vide0nasty]

i never knew there were tower blocks in worsley mesnes. i was born in 1984

[Woollylinnet]

Indeed - Masefield House, Thackeray House and Dryden House, to be precise. (Masefield Drive, Thackeray Place and Dryden Close still exist, though.)

They came down in 1990-91. I was at the time commuting from Appley Bridge to Liverpool University, and could see the flats from the train. Every day I could see each one in turn get a floor shorter as they were demolished.

Interesting use of Purcell's Funeral Music For Queen Mary, by the way.

[UeyUeyAzteca]

The music was intended to invoke something of Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' movie which seemed appropriate for the time I lived there. Hopefully not the case now!

[wiganjoe]

when i was a kid we used to swim in the bottom of westwood power stations cooling towers.

[salfemist]

my grandma lives behind the camera at 1:12!!!

[ivytwirt]

just give me nudge when you want any music written for vids.

[lasht2monyon]

thanks for this video, i remember the flats,the power station, my dad worked there,,,i will go there this weekend and do a video of it as it is now,

[peyfaz]

thanks for videos of wigan

[yerallnobeds]

Are there any videos out there of the towers being demolished?

[lightning1975]

I have JUST uploaded one.... if you search under westood power station cooling towers, it should be there!

[wazuc1]

i come from wigan and its amazing how much can change i dont remember any of those buildings just glad i saw this video

[lightning1975]

I did! But only a few and using a crap Halina disc camera. I never go on Wiganworld because I find the people on there to be ignorant in a lot of cases (no offence to you as obvioously you are not) but I might put some up someday. They are not good quality though....

[lightning1975]

Good viseo. I always thought that Westwood Power station was a brilliant design. All brickwork, steel and glass. I kinda miss the cooling towers too. I used to hang out around there before they were demolished... even got into the power station once! :-O

[UeyUeyAzteca]

You should've taken some photos! There are some good shots on the wiganworld website. I miss the old towers too, they were always the first thing visible on the horizon when heading back home.