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The sign on the right saying KWIK SAVE is now replaced by a new housing estate at the side of Britannia Bridge Primary School which i used to go to.

my dad was born in Lancaster street he used to play on the railway

i now live on this housing estate i moved to wigan from manchester 7 years ago,so never new what it looked like before the houses were built,it looks so different

i lived in lancaster street in 1952
was born in a house on warrington road near what was called the blackie wall
near pitt street

Mark my dad was born in number 3 Lancaster Street in 1927 what number where you born in?

I lived in Baldwin St situated on the right hand side as you came under the bridge from Wigan, from 1958 until 1968 with my parents and two brothers,We attended Britannia Bridge school, and then onto St Mary's, our father Joseph Hickey was born bred and died in lower Ince.

I lived in number 3 lancaster street
After we moved in 1954 they pulled em down

Peter Frost, I've been following my partner's family tree and found this picture in my search for any images of Lancaster St. It's a strange coincidence reading your comments because my partner's great-grandfather also lived in No.3 Lancaster Street - but in 1881! Before that in 1871 they lived in Rock Farm, Warrington Road. It's fascinating how small this world is :)

My Father was wilfred frost , born 1900s bell green lane , his father wilfred frost born 1875 ish married mary ,,,Baptism: 19 Jul 1903 Christ Church, Ince, Lancs.
Wilfred Frost - [Child] of Wilfred Frost & Mary
Born: 8 Jun 1903
Abode: 30 Belle Green Lane
Occupation: Collier
Baptised by: W Hesmondhalgh
Register: Baptisms 1899 - 1905, Page 140, Entry 1120
Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives

his brother was
Baptism: 22 Jul 1909 Christ Church, Ince, Lancs.
Moses Frost - [Child] of Wilfred Frost & Mary
Born: 9 Jul 1909
Abode: 1 Charles Street
Occupation: Collier
Baptised by: J. A. Cooil
Register: Baptisms 1905 - 1915, Page 129, Entry 1025
Source: Original Register at Wigan Archive

Building on left were that Car is was the Big Rock Pub were that Sign is was the Little Rock Pub.

looking for any information photos of my grand father Wilfred Frost , born 1875 is enlisted in 1914/15 3 Bn loyal North Lancs served in Salonica , Anzacs , Egypt and then France , discharged 1919 unfit at 47 yrs of age , had five children Wilfred , William Joseph and Mosses , and a girl Ginny ,

Perhaps no connection - there's a W Frost listed on Ince Cenotaph. When I was researching the names I could not identify him. His name doesn't appear in the Observer WW1 obituaries, and I couldn't narrow down anyone on the CWGC list. But I did find there was a William Frost of Belle Green Lane baptised at Christ Church in June 1880, his parents were John (Iron Worker) and Jane - but, although he could be the man commemorated, a William Frost, son of John, was buried in Ince Cemetery, aged 2+ in 1882.
On the other hand, names of men who later turned out not to have been killed were sometimes inscribed on memorials... maybe your Wilfred was one such?

Forget my previous comment - spurred on by Jack's comment, I tried a bit harder to find W Frost - and came up with Pte. Wilfrid Frost, son of Margaret FH Frost of 117 Manchester Road. Died 3rd June 1918. From the headstone inscription, I'd guess he was RC.