Wigan Album

I wonder if it was Sunday those two ladies look as if they have been to Church in their Sunday best.

Thats how I remember Standishgate,still lived at Upholland in 1950 and used to go up that way on the bus to my grandparents in St Clements Rd.

I remember the black-and-white shop on the corner vividly, yet can't recall the church....how odd!

I remember the church just about- you are a bit younger Irene so you can be excused!

This church always had a beautiful nativity at the front at Christmas time. Opposite was the co op. The store on the corner of Dicconson St. was Billy Davies. He sold everything! Ronnie Plumb had the shop next door.

That was the Wesleyan church Irene, next to it was Dicconson St & the Wesleyan school was just up from the black & white shop in the street. I went to the school & lived with my Uncle & Aunty for a while at No 38 I think it was, it was the part of the street that was demolished for a car park ?

The pub on the right, the Dog 'Ith Thatch was one of our favourite meeting up places in the late 1960's/ 1970 before we went to the Casino or the Rugby Club.I think it was a Methodist Church on the left-hand side.

Yes, looks like the ladies had just been to St.George's Church or St.John's.I think Argos was eventually built where the Church on the left is.

irene, the church was demolished around 1970. The Dog I'Th Thatch pub on the right survived till the mid/late 70's when Tiffany's was built. the Black & White Square Deal Shop was demolished in the mid 80's when the ring road was built.

Thankyou, everyone. I was 18 in 1970 so the church would have been there when I went to Wigan as a child and teenager. I think it's just that I rarely went as far up Standishgate as this....my furthest stop in that direction was usually C&A. Have you got any more of these, Ron, please? They're fascinating.

In my teens I would go to Wigan by Greenough St way - there was a lad I used to like who lived in the vicinity! I liked looking in the Co- Op as well so couldn't miss that church! ;0 ))

Bill Davis, V.Standish and Thomas toffee shop.

Also in that row of shops was billy Alkers newsagents.

A.W.
Also known as the grate man.

As a pupil of the Weslyan school in Dicconson St from 1942 to 1948 I was also a member of the church. That lasted until about 1952 and it was there that I received my first and only communion with the wine served individually in small silver goblets.