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Another shot of Wallgate
Another shot of Wallgate
Photo: John
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Item #: 6633
Photo of bus travelling down Wallgate between Miry Lane and Clayton Street

Comment by: John on 12th July 2008 at 13:29

Yet another GEM

Comment by: Peter Mason on 12th July 2008 at 15:41

Brings back a lot of memories - bring on some more

Comment by: henry7 on 12th July 2008 at 17:55

Was the sweet shop on the left of the photo near Miry Lane?

Comment by: John on 12th July 2008 at 18:58

Henry, it probably was next door to the New Star Inn which was at the corner of Wallgate and Miry Lane

Comment by: Bill Eatock on 27th June 2009 at 22:43

I think the sweet shop in the pic was the one near Miry Lane and was owned by a family called Ogilvie.

Comment by: Maureen Andrews [nee Mcgovern] on 17th July 2010 at 19:56

There was a sweetshop just further down from this shot called Nelsons.

Comment by: D on 24th May 2011 at 11:13

the bit of Wallgate between Seven Stars and the station used to be a lively neighbourhood, it used to be my favourite bit of the journey when coming in to Wigan on the corporation bus!

Comment by: Deborah Bramwell on 9th May 2012 at 15:44

This is a picture of Mrs Youngs temperance bar. You could buy hot vimto here and sit on a short bench to drink it.
Youngs was next door to Wallgate Post Office and Dr Petrie's Surgery. At the other side of the shop was an entry, Mr Malley's shoe shop, then a butchers shop, then Ogilvie's sweet shop (my grand parents). Even after twenty years the shop was often referred to as Nelsons, who were the previous owners!

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