Looking Back

LOOKING BACK

Halliwell Baths, February 1989

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What are your memories of Bolton's swimming baths over the years?

Ship Gates, Bolton, 1969

Ship Gates, Bolton, 1969

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Former pub due to be pulled down as Bolton town centre changed

Wilkinson's Sanatorium, Bolton, 1935

Wilkinson's Sanatorium, Bolton, 1935

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Wilkinson's Sanatorium treated Bolton's TB patients

Moor Lane, Bolton, 1964

Moor Lane, Bolton, 1964

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Great archive photo shows cars galore at Bolton's Moor Lane car park

Nelson Square, Bolton, 1950

Nelson Square, Bolton, 1950

Unusual view of Nelson Square show demolition of Lever Arms Hotel

Bonfire in Mottram Street, Horwich, 1970

Bonfire in Mottram Street, Horwich, 1970

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Great photos show Bolton getting ready for Bonfire Night

Knibbs, Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, 1984

Knibbs, Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, 1984

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Site of Palladium and wrestling hall became car dealership

School Hill flats, Bolton, 1992

School Hill flats, Bolton, 1992

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Sixties' housing experiment failed as School Hill flats due for demolition

View from Churchgate, Bolton 1957

View from Churchgate, Bolton 1957

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Fine buildings can be seen in this view from Churchgate in Fifties

Hall Lane Chemical Works, 1971

Hall Lane Chemical Works, 1971

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Croal Valley chemical works' site was one of Bolton's worst eyesores

Fun and celebrity visits at Camelot Theme Park over the years

Fun and celebrity visits at Camelot Theme Park over the years

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IN PICTURES: Fun at Camelot Theme Park over the years

Graduation day for Bolton Institute of Technology students at the Albert Hall in 1975

Graduation day for Bolton Institute of Technology students at the Albert Hall in 1975

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If you went to Bolton Institute of Technology you might spot yourself

Car park, Farnworth, 1980

Car park, Farnworth, 1980

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Did Farnworth clubgoers park on old graves near Blighty's nightclub?

Belmont road widening, 1959

Belmont road widening, 1959

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Isolated road around Belmont was being modernised

Chorley Old Road, Bolton, 1938

Chorley Old Road, Bolton, 1938

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Does anyone remember the seats under the street light on Chorley Old Road?

Bolton Central Labour Club, 1975

Bolton Central Labour Club, 1975

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Labour club ‘on stilts’ on Bolton's St George's Road cost £96k to build

Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School produced their own magazine in 1984.The editorial team are pictured working on the project

Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School produced their own magazine in 1984.The editorial team are pictured working on the project

Turning the clock back 40 years to life in Bolton's primary schools

Preparing for the first French night at Clouseau's night club Bolton 1987

Preparing for the first French night at Clouseau's night club Bolton 1987

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Do you remember saucy nights out at Clouseau's in Bolton?

Queues form outside Thomas Cook in Bolton precinct in October1985

Queues form outside Thomas Cook in Bolton precinct in October1985

Offer of cheap deals saw queues at Bolton travel agents

Mawdsley Street, Bolton, early 1950s

Mawdsley Street, Bolton, early 1950s

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Take a look along Mawdsley Street in Bolton in the 1950s

St Aidan’s Mission, Hall i’th’Wood, 1956

St Aidan’s Mission, Hall i’th’Wood, 1956

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Anyone remember Hall i'th'Wood getting a mission church?

Jolly Miller, 1994

Jolly Miller, 1994

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Did you play in Bolton football leagues in 1994? You might spot yourself

Hollywood Bowl, Bolton, 1992

Hollywood Bowl, Bolton, 1992

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Bowling in Bolton just got posher at Hollywood Bowl in 1992

Maze Street tip, Bolton, 1972

Maze Street tip, Bolton, 1972

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Do you remember the days of gulls over the tip in Bolton?

Nelson Square, Bolton, 1949

Nelson Square, Bolton, 1949

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Bolton pub being pulled down so another pub could expand

Worsley Road, Farnworth collapse, 1964

Worsley Road, Farnworth collapse, 1964

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Bedrooms 'disappeared' into forgotten Farnworth mineshaft

Bolton Library 1961

Bolton Library 1961

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Standing room only at Bolton Library if you wanted to read the papers

Theatre demolition, Bolton, 1935

Theatre demolition, Bolton, 1935

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Can you help identify mystery theatre being demolished?

Head teacher Jack Hatch with pupils enjoying the new library at St Peter's School, Farnworth in 1984

Head teacher Jack Hatch with pupils enjoying the new library at St Peter's School, Farnworth in 1984

If you were a primary school pupil in Bolton in 1984, you might see yourself

Darcy Lever tram, 1920s

Darcy Lever tram, 1920s

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Single-decker tram operating on the Darcy Lever to Bolton route

Pandora Mill demolition, 1965

Pandora Mill demolition, 1965

Pandora Mill in Farnworth once supplied troops and fashion lovers

Pitch and putt, Moss Bank Park, Bolton

Pitch and putt, Moss Bank Park, Bolton

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All dressed up for pitch and putt in Bolton's Moss Bank Park

Darcy Lever steps 1973

Darcy Lever steps 1973

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Steps at top-o’th’-Gorses at side of Leverhulme Park

East Lancs Road, 1968

East Lancs Road, 1968

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Cars at a standstill on the East Lancs Road in 1968

Hotel Street, Bolton, 1987

Hotel Street, Bolton, 1987

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View of Bolton town centre along Hotel Street in the Eighties

Primary school children enjoying a story time session at Bolton Library in April 1974

Primary school children enjoying a story time session at Bolton Library in April 1974

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Back to school in Bolton in 1974 - are you one one of the photos?

Green Lane, Bolton, 1968

Green Lane, Bolton, 1968

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'Space age' washing machines impressing customers at Bolton laundrette

Bolton bus station, 1939

Bolton bus station, 1939

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Coaches galore at Bolton bus station in summer before war broke out

Gentleman John Wallpapers, Bank Street, Bolton, 1970

Gentleman John Wallpapers, Bank Street, Bolton, 1970

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Did you get your paint and wallpaper from Gentleman John on Bank Street?

Lostock Junction, 1953

Lostock Junction, 1953

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Great photo shows life at Lostock Junction in the 1950s

Moor Lane car park, Bolton, 1963

Moor Lane car park, Bolton, 1963

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Did you used to park on Moor Lane when shopping in Bolton?

Councillor Tom Anderson starts Bolton’s annual Mini Le Mans pedal car race at Moss Bank Park in 1988

Councillor Tom Anderson starts Bolton’s annual Mini Le Mans pedal car race at Moss Bank Park in 1988

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Do you remember the Le Mans-style pedal car races in Moss Bank Park?

Frinton Road potholes 1961

Frinton Road potholes 1961

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Child had to be rescued from giant puddle on Daubhill's 'worst road'

Pupils from St Bernard’s RC Primary School, Ladybridge preparing to head off for a week’s adventure holiday in the Isle of Man in 1984

Pupils from St Bernard’s RC Primary School, Ladybridge preparing to head off for a week’s adventure holiday in the Isle of Man in 1984

Were you one one of these outings from Bolton 40 years ago?

Blighty's in Farnworth, 1975

Blighty's in Farnworth, 1975

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Blighty's put Farnworth on map and attracted some major names

Kestor Street, Bolton 1995

Kestor Street, Bolton 1995

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Hole 40 feet deep opened up in Bolton firm's car park

Lever Park from the air, 1989

Lever Park from the air, 1989

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Lever Park's 120 year anniversary celebrated at new exhibition

Church Wharf, Bolton, 1961

Church Wharf, Bolton, 1961

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Bolton's Church Wharf was clearly in need of a facelift

VIEW: Looking down Deane Road in 1939. The tall chimney on the left belonged to the Bolton Co-operative Society. The last tram in Deane Road to Westhoughton ran in 1976.

VIEW: Looking down Deane Road in 1939. The tall chimney on the left belonged to the Bolton Co-operative Society. The last tram in Deane Road to Westhoughton ran in 1976.

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Step back in time in Over Hulton tonight

Haslam Park, Bolton, 1948

Haslam Park, Bolton, 1948

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Bowlers had an audience in Haslam Park in the post war years

Pocket, Bolton, April 1979

Pocket, Bolton, April 1979

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Gilnow Road area redeveloped in shadow of The Pocket flats

Reservoir construction, Snydale Hill, Westhoughton 1965

Reservoir construction, Snydale Hill, Westhoughton 1965

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Underground reservoir at Snydale Hill was under construction

Sun ray treatment, Bolton 1939

Sun ray treatment, Bolton 1939

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Bolton's new Civic Centre offered hi-tech sun ray treatment

Holcombe race meeting, 1950

Holcombe race meeting, 1950

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On course bookies doing roaring trade at Holcombe race meet

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