Mesnes park

Restored decorative ironwork to the pavilion building in  Mesnes Park.

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Matchstick men & matchstick cats & dogs.
A snowy mist creates a view like something from an L.S.Lowry painting.
Lowry is one of my favourite artists along with the less well know local #Wigan #artist J.L.Ishe

The restoration work was done by a local company - Lost Art Limited.

I’ve only just seen this charity calendar, sorry I missed it!
The wintry scene above would be fantastic for December 2022.

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Delighted to see this photo of the replica Coalbrookdale Fountain that we produced and installed in Mesnes Park, Wigan being included in a calendar of images of Lockdown Wigan. Wonderful that it has also helped raise money to support The Samaritans and has now sold out!

Credit Fred Mason

What year is this Fred? I don't see the Boer War Monument

The Boer War statue was removed by the time I used to visit as a lad.  I believe it ended up in a garden somewhere.  But I do remember the empty plinth it used to stand on.  It has been replaced by another statue now I think?

There was an article in Past Forward about this... I will hunt it out later.

EDIT:- It is in this issue... No.26

Taken last Wednesday...

Lolly wrote:What year is this Fred? I don't see the Boer War Monument

I think I can see it, very vaguely, Lolly.

A replacement, rather less warlike, was erected in 2013. (www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk)

… unveiled by the Friends of the Boer War Memorial, Dec 2013 (www.friendsofmesnespark.co.uk)

2005: FoMP donates a restored plaque and re-gilded plinth to the Boer War Memorial, and together with the Friends of the Boer War Memorial and the Duke of Lancaster’s Yeomanry, stage a period costume ceremonial, attended by the Mayor, Cllr. Mrs. Eunice Smethurst. (Link)

You have better eyesight than me jo anne.

Entrance To Mesnes Park. Early 1900s.

Mesnes park, 1907.

Mesnes Park 1905, and no foot to rub...

Mesnes Park gates, 110 years ago....

I remember walking through those gates, many times, 65 years ago.......wow, what memories.

As a child growing up,every time I walked through those gates I would tell myself I'm going to live there when I grow up....fat chance.