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Market Street, Wigan

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Market St
Market St
Photo: Allan Hughes
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Item #: 15260
Plenty going on in this old postcard of Market St, at least 10 cars/vans, 3 push bikes, and a handcart with large road sweeping brooms on it. Lots of pedestrians and at least 3 pubs, the bull’s head on the left, the crofter’s arms in the middle and the fleece hotel on the right. Postmarked august 1937.

Comment by: John on 11th July 2010 at 16:33

Not seen this one before - great picture

Comment by: Jimmy m on 11th July 2010 at 20:50

Brilliant picture Looked like it was a better place back then.

Comment by: Sheryl B on 11th July 2010 at 23:13

This is of a day when some of my relatives could have easily been among those shown in this picture. A time and place I didnt grow up in. I just have to ask... does anyone know what the lightish image is on the left footpath about half way back to the corner? Is it someone pushing a small child on a cart or a bike? Fascinating!

Comment by: aitch on 12th July 2010 at 00:03

I have enlarged it and it seems to me to be a wheelchair, or a bathchair as they were called in those days

Comment by: vicky on 12th July 2010 at 12:01

My grandad was born in the Bulls Head Hotel in Market place in 1917. This is the clearest photo i have seen of it, thanks Allan

Comment by: Gerry on 12th July 2010 at 19:12

You can make out Allsops brewery sign next to the Bulls head pub Frank Randle used it in his act, after a large belch he would say " Byeee!! thats All Slops ale for thee"

Comment by: Sheryl B on 13th July 2010 at 00:25

thanks, aitch... I do believe you're right. after looking through my magnifying glass again, I can see the big wheel/s now!

Comment by: vicky on 13th July 2010 at 13:45

can anyone tell me if the bulls head stood on what is now lloyds bank or Barclays, i read that it was demolished in 1938 to make lowes store bigger, not sure if this is true. Thanks

Comment by: FredG on 13th July 2010 at 13:57

Interesting point Gerry and judging by Frank's life story it seems as if he certainly must have supped a lot of it. You've got to say also that judging solely by this photo the place seemed to have much more character than it has now.

Comment by: janet on 13th July 2010 at 19:19

There is no Character in Wigan any more, it's all been sucked out in the name of Progress...Such a shame !!

Comment by: Mick on 19th July 2010 at 09:03

Not progress as such, Janet, more like vandalism by a gang of greedy meddlers with no thought for what people really want.

Comment by: janet on 19th July 2010 at 14:14

You said it best Mick...

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