Brilliant Derek so many memories of where I was brought up in the Bedford area of Leigh, and of Plank Lane and the pit where I once worked, the photo of the kids playing football on the Heath is for me one of the best pics taken in Leigh ever.

Good video Derek..But I can still remember when Leigh was opened now it’s closed...

That old photo from Westleigh Heath is an insanely great shot.

Fantastic vid , at 1 min 45 , parsonage colliery, I grew up on the street on the left, Clifton street from 1969 to 80 great memories of messing about by the brook

Fantastic Derek. My late husband is the one walking towards Parsonage Colliery. Thanks, it's brilliant.

Brilliant!

Brilliant sir thank you

Derek, you have created a fantastic archive for our town. Thank you

My late husband a Leigh boy passed away 9 months ago. He would have liked this.

Enjoyed that, many thanks for sharing.

Looks great. So different from the old days. I lived in Bolton. That's changed too.

Superb! Subscribed, liked and shared. More please! Well done 👏👏👏

Thanks Derek for showing us the massive improvements made compared to the “good old days “.

This is great! Thank you so much

Loved it Derek. Was amazing to show my children the corner of our old back on Victoria street and the canal. Thank you for your effort.

That was TOTALLY awesome and very interesting, even though I’ve never been there! I live in Houston, Texas. Thanks for the nostalgia!

Fantastic, good to see the old Hilton Park rugby league ground.

Wonderful stuff Derek, great choice of music as well. I have to say, for all the advances of modern times, Ley looked much better way back when, even as I remember it mostly from the late 70's, early 80's.

love this music, very haunting

The photo at 2 mins. I walked here every day going to school in 80s. That's how I remember it. Thanks for this great video 👍🏻

Still say the picture of kids playing football on the heath is a gud un. Super work Derek.

Fantastic loved it. Thanks was great seeing all the old haunts as was. You do forget how places can and do change when you see the places daily.

Thanks, Derek nice video brought back memories

Excellent presentation. Lots of thermally efficient homes but so much character lost.

Amazing footage. As a young family growing up in Leigh, and vlogging around the town, this is an important piece of history you have shared! Thankyou.

My neighbour Kath Parr, who sadly is no longer with us used to say You wouldn’t believe how much Leigh has changed through the years Now you can see how much it has Wow

Very, very nice, Derek. Thanks for putting this together and sharing. Brought back a lot of memories.

beautiful

I once saw Georgie Fame & Bernard Manning in Leigh. My Dad would sometimes work overtime on Saturdays at Plank Lane and Parsonage, probably in 50's. His regular place was Lime Pit, then Parkside.

Thanks Derek A nice stroll down Memory Lane ;;;;;

Good, that, really, thank you for putting it up. Yes !

Brilliant loved it!

Wonderful Derek! Xx You have done a great job with the pace and juxtaposition of black and white and colour. Love the music too. Xx

Brilliant.

brilliant brought back some memories

Great work Derek, really enjoyed it

Hi Derek great shots... I would like to (with your permission) use some of this footage in my next music video about Leigh. Please DM me if this is a possibility thanks.

First pic Mr Mega's pen.

Enjoyed them Derek, thanks.

Cracking stuff Derek I have three videos of bygone pubs from Leigh if your ever curious as to what they look like now pal!

The well Known comedian Ken Platt came from Plank Lane and Ken Dodd mentioned it on TV, in his ' An Audience with Ken Dodd ' programme. Can't get more famous than that!!!

Great - thanks Derek

Beautiful music.

Just looking at where I live used to look like

Great Photos derek any of the old council school where I think we went to school together.

Plank Lane the legend that was. They've built new houses and flats near't swing bridge and suddenly it's become 'Pennington Wharfe,' Suppose it sells better than 'Plonk Lone Wharfe.'

Make more please and do bonny well road it's in leigh

These are good can you get any with little Asda in Leigh when it use to be a grave yard

My Nan lived in Golbourne and called people from Plank lane “Plank wazzers” 😂Nice vid👍

excellent

great memories of plonk lone used to play over heath when we were younger and remember my mam working in canteen at parsonage pit mi dad was blacksmith there aswell nice 1 derek

I can still speak Plank Lane Lingo! Nogat Shaegit!

first pic, i remember the guy that practically lived in there

for it to go tory is a disgrace to previous working class mining generations whos lives were destroyed by the closure of the pits by the tories

Karen's shop

Then (1960s) : beautiful, ideal for holidays Now (2020): shite just shite

Brilliant!