Pilkington glass works in Sthelens England...
...plus the Stephen Prescott MBE bridge in my home town StHelens. Stephen Prescott MBE (26 December 1973 – 9 November 2013) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Prescott made his début for St Helens in 1993, and soon established himself as a brillant Rugby league star.In 2006, Prescott was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer and was given months to live. He set up the Steve Prescott Foundation in 2007, and went on to organise a series of money-raising initiatives. He raised almost half a million pounds for charity through the foundation, and was awarded an MBE in 2009 for his efforts. After a long battle with the disease, he died aged 39. In October 2013 a small group of people started a campaign to get the highest honour in English Rugby League the Man of Steel Award to be renamed after Steve. On 5 March 2014 the RFL announced that the Man of Steel award will be renamed after Steve and is now known as the Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award.
Pilkington glassworks in the background.
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2 An old section of the Pilkington Glass works
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The Stephen Prescott MBE Bridge that leads on to the StHelens Rugby league Stadium
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angler wrote:
...plus the Stephen Prescott MBE bridge in my home town StHelens. Stephen Prescott MBE (26 December 1973 – 9 November 2013) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Prescott made his début for St Helens in 1993, and soon established himself as a brillant Rugby league star.In 2006, Prescott was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer and was given months to live. He set up the Steve Prescott Foundation in 2007, and went on to organise a series of money-raising initiatives. He raised almost half a million pounds for charity through the foundation, and was awarded an MBE in 2009 for his efforts. After a long battle with the disease, he died aged 39. In October 2013 a small group of people started a campaign to get the highest honour in English Rugby League the Man of Steel Award to be renamed after Steve. On 5 March 2014 the RFL announced that the Man of Steel award will be renamed after Steve and is now known as the Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award.
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Thanks for the history and images.My Jaguar has Pilkington Glass. We have a connection:
PixelStan77 wrote:
Thanks for the history and images.My Jaguar has Pilkington Glass. We have a connection:
Thank you very much for looking inPixelstan it's much appreciated.Glad you liked them.
A nice tribute to go along with your excellent photos, Jim!!
jederick wrote:
A nice tribute to go along with your excellent photos, Jim!!
Thank you very much for looking in Jederick i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked them.
rlaugh
Loc: Michigan & Florida
Fine industrial set mate!!
Doddy
Loc: Barnard Castle-England
Moving story there Jim, and good shots to go with it.
Interesting narrative and very nice images.
CLF
Loc: Raleigh, NC
angler wrote:
...plus the Stephen Prescott MBE bridge in my home town StHelens. Stephen Prescott MBE (26 December 1973 – 9 November 2013) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Prescott made his début for St Helens in 1993, and soon established himself as a brillant Rugby league star.In 2006, Prescott was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer and was given months to live. He set up the Steve Prescott Foundation in 2007, and went on to organise a series of money-raising initiatives. He raised almost half a million pounds for charity through the foundation, and was awarded an MBE in 2009 for his efforts. After a long battle with the disease, he died aged 39. In October 2013 a small group of people started a campaign to get the highest honour in English Rugby League the Man of Steel Award to be renamed after Steve. On 5 March 2014 the RFL announced that the Man of Steel award will be renamed after Steve and is now known as the Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award.
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Jim, another great set showing me areas around your home area. Thank you again for IDing what the photos show.
Greg
I enjoyed the images and the story, Jim.
rlaugh wrote:
Fine industrial set mate!!
Cheers Bob and thanks for looking in i always appreciate it.Glad you liked them.
Doddy wrote:
Moving story there Jim, and good shots to go with it.
Thank you very much Doddy i'm gad you liked them and thanks also for looking in its much appreciated.
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set Jim.
Thanks for looking in Jack i always appreciate it.Glad you liked them.
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