Its like everything else in Wigan...I lived there in the 70's & when I came back 30 years later I couldn't even drive round the soddin' place. The Town Centre - ruined. The westwood towers....gone....the Baths....demolished. Wigan Council are tossers and have ruined Wigan
My uncle was the manager of Westwood Power Station, I think around 87 he transferred to the power station in Manchester. I was watching this come down at the top of Bryn with the view of Wigan in the distance. Pity we never took any photos or had a video camera at the time, not until exactly a year later that is. I wonder if anyone has any home video of this particular event; the only one i'v seen is this local news footage.
Wigan council is determined to try and ruin the wonderful nature site which has grown from the demolition of the power station. First was the failure of Westwood industrial estate, which now consists of 2 roads 2 roundabouts, giro bank which was already there, Council building they dumped there its show its being used and a perfect haven for druggies and bunrt out cars. Then came the dual carrage way which got canceled but not after wasting millions on filling in a flash. WelldunWigan Council
I remember going to this with my Dad i was about 5 at the time i remember crying because it was too loud lol
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Its like everything else in Wigan...I lived there in the 70's & when I came back 30 years later I couldn't even drive round the soddin' place. The Town Centre - ruined. The westwood towers....gone....the Baths....demolished. Wigan Council are tossers and have ruined Wigan
pretorium 4 months ago
My uncle was the manager of Westwood Power Station, I think around 87 he transferred to the power station in Manchester. I was watching this come down at the top of Bryn with the view of Wigan in the distance. Pity we never took any photos or had a video camera at the time, not until exactly a year later that is. I wonder if anyone has any home video of this particular event; the only one i'v seen is this local news footage.
systemanic 6 months ago
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Gijojolee 8 months ago
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Gijojolee 8 months ago
I saw it was 100% liked so i had to fix that
Gijojolee 8 months ago
Wigan council is determined to try and ruin the wonderful nature site which has grown from the demolition of the power station. First was the failure of Westwood industrial estate, which now consists of 2 roads 2 roundabouts, giro bank which was already there, Council building they dumped there its show its being used and a perfect haven for druggies and bunrt out cars. Then came the dual carrage way which got canceled but not after wasting millions on filling in a flash. WelldunWigan Council
StRoRo 1 year ago
slowly but surely erasing our heritage
JONNYCONCR373 1 year ago
so shit
TheJedditytv 2 years ago
i remember goin watchin that i was about 9 years old
mudhutters 2 years ago
According to the wiganworld website the date of the demolition of the cooling towers at Westwood was January 15th 1989.
UeyUeyAzteca 2 years ago