Exploring the ruins of 'The Hermitage' at Standish in Wigan 

I remember the House in the mid 70's. The pond my eldest brother used to fish regularly, part of our history! Yes the parish boundaries are a mystery I was confirmed in St Anne's Shevington by the Bishop of Blackburn.

Lovely weather you had! I enjoyed the video Mr H Shame when you think back to how that building was like and it's now rubble. Happy new year to you and the family.

Seasons greetings to you and your family. This video was very informative and interesting in its history. Thank you for doing it. May i ask whether you are going to do a video soon on the state of the bbc and the tv licence as i belive your countless videos on the subject has been instremental in millions cancelling. Karl.

Happy New Year Mr H. I used to fish in the pond as a kid. It was famous for its tench. This was about 40 years ago and unsure if its still fished as it looks much more overgrown now and no sign of any fishing pegs. I moved away from the area a long time ago and loved having a trip down memory lane again on another of your videos. Thanks.

Great video Mr H.

NICE 1 MR H VERY INTERESTING PAL 😎

happy new year from me and my husband who loves watching all your vlogs👍

Great video Mr H,looking forward to your 2024 videos,a happy new year to yourself and family.

Great video mr h.very interesting.

Great new video mr H 🎉

Great vlog mr H good to see you out and about again hope you had a good Christmas and happy new year to you and your family

Happy new year Mr H, The house was still there in the late sixties early seventies, has kid's we used to play in the house and also it had large wooden sheds in the grounds aswell , not sure exactly when it was demolished.

Seasons Greetings to you Mr H and your family. Thanks for your vids in 2023.

Loads of good Tench in that pond, but it was before Convid when I last fished it. It's a hard fish though, as it's very weedy.

Happy new year to you and your family Mr H. Thank you for all your efforts in 2023 and looking forward to 2024

Yes the pond was locally called the hermitage was full of fish and big fish back in the day 80s 90s didn’t have that drain off then,

Nice video Mr H, gotta a ww2 bunker/air raid shelter location if your interested just out side of ashton in makerfield, b4 the fill it in

Great vlog,new sub 👍

Fabulous vlog Mr H, thank you! My grandfather was born in Standish Hall in I think 1893. Happy New year to you and yours. Julian Almond