The building on the left of the picture with 4 Gable Ends was the Wigan depot of Robert Baillie from
about 1965 until 1976. For many years before, it was the Banana Ripening Rooms of Fyffes Bananas.
In front of the building are 3 of Baillies artics loaded with 20 ton loads from Heinz at Kitt Green, Wigan.
These loads would leave about 6pm, driven by Horndean based drivers, 2 of them would be for delivery
to Heinz at Harlesden, London, NW10, and the other for Heinz warehouse in Southampton.
Ahead of the 3 loaded lorries is one of Baillies 30ft trailers, with an insulated container, which were
used for the delivery of “Jamaican Producers Bananas”, originally loaded at London Docks, but in later
days, the bananas were loaded at Sheerness in Kent. On the right is Wigan North Western Station,
on the main line from London to Glasgow. Picture quality not very good. Ray Smyth.
