My brothers and I remember going over this footbridge. However, in 1968 it had to be removed. My father Eric, his brother Herbert, and others, worked through the night with a large mobile crane to dismantle it. The job had to be carried out between 12 midnight and 6.00 am, in time for the first trains to start coming through again.
(Photo hand coloured by Herbert Miller-Crook)
Used to cross the bridge whenever a train came through and stood there until all the smoke and steam had gone. Went to St Joseph's but most of my pals then went to Hoghton Sch.
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