My school was just along the road from Avenham Park in Preston & for our games lesson we had to walk in a crocodile two by two into the park & cross the River Ribble via this bridge,
Between the brick wall & the white part you can just see some overgrown steps. They were steep & obviously now not safe but it was quite exciting crossing the bridge along the path beside the railway lines.
I don’t remember seeing any trains but the next bridge along carries the main West Coast rail line from Euston to Scotland.
It took us quite a while to walk this route so by the time we actually got to the playing fields time had gone on thank goodness not leaving much time for hockey! 👏🏻👏🏻
A weary looking wooden cabin to change in too!
I have posted a better picture of the impressive bridge on my missed day.
I totally understand your feelings regarding games /PE at school.
I fell off my bike the week before start of P7, final year of primary school and missed all the games rules and strategies. The rest, as they say, is history.
The only subject I ever failed was physical education. And I wasn’t horrible and liked things like climbing and running and bike riding but team sports with choosing sides was torture. Still I love you for sharing this memory lane.
Thank goodness it wasn’t a cross country run…. . I did make the team in hockey but never liked it!
I fell off my bike the week before start of P7, final year of primary school and missed all the games rules and strategies. The rest, as they say, is history.