YOUNGSTERS playing a game of football on the recreation ground at Spa Road near Queens Park in Bolton.
The gas works are clearly visible in the background.
We do not have a date for this photograph but imagine that many of our readers will recall the scene we see here when “playing out” was far more fun than sitting on a computer is today.
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