Wigan Album

Which route did the walk take Robert.

The Dog 'ith Thatch was a wonderful pub, I've always thought the building that replaced it to be so ugly. When being demolished it was found that the present pub had been built around parts of a medieval inn building, there are photographs showing parts of the old inn somewhere, possibly Wigan Observer archive.

Cyril - there's a good picture of the old pub in the 'Pubs' album in the 'Places' section of this site. Item #: 10178.

Thanks Mick, yes that's the the photo of the original Dog 'ith Thatch, of which remaining parts were discovered when the latter pub was demolished. Here's a link if anyone wishes to view it in their browser. http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=5&id=10178&gallery=PUBS&offset=40

Probably the last landlord and landlady of the Dog 'ith Hatch were Eric and Beth who were a Yorkshire couple. From the Dog they took over a pub at Bryn (whose name escapes me) next to the Cranberry restaurant.

I think the pub was The Red Lion(now a house)

Thanks Tics - it was the Red Lion.

I.was hoping for comments about the people in the photograph.

I am told the lad on the left is called Leslie Hurst and the girl behind him is Christine (surname not known)