Wigan Album

I used to love this cinema. I went with my Dad to see "Scott of the Antartic". I know where I was sitting, but not the film I had come to see, nor who I was with, what I do remember was the News item - the entry of the British troops into Belsen.Those pictures I have never forgotten. I was only a 9 year old at the time.

So,so sad.

not much notice being taken about double yellows.

Sad looking street, even worse looking when it was the raining.

all the cars on the yellow lines are blue badges . nuff said,

ABC minors Saturday mornings

I reckon everybody who ever went to the old Ritz must miss it, everybody has a happy memory of going there.

We went to a big band concert there when it was still a full sized cinema. The band was Syd Lawrence and he used to play in the Glenn Miller style. A real pity that this concert venue couldn't have been saved

Does anyone remember going to see the film of the ascent of Everest around the time of the Queens Coronation? We were taken from school to see it, it seemed to go on for ages!!

went to see roy orbison there late 50s

Roy's first UK tour started at the Adelphi, Slough on 18 May 1963. He was touring with the Beatles who had just started to become famous.

yea it does look like a sad st but it never used to be does anyone remember oxleys, and i got my engagement ring from think jameses jewellersand although my ring is lost i still have the box with the name and adress inside station rd .i have been to that cinema a thousand times ,the excorsist, the sound of music,the ten comandments etc, but best of all the beatles live,with gene pitney, deon warick,and more!!!!! the queue up the street all round woolworths for tickets was amazeing we had never seen owt like that in wigan before so not sutch a boring st in 60s anyway.

soz forgot to say wigan casino was just round corner i think, somebody help me ,wasnt wigan casino in station rd and a train station too !!!!! giving wigan 3 train stations not many places got three in a little town ,nice pic spud even though all shops shut its the sighn of the times in't it lets spoil everything !!! that rd was buzzing once and id'e love it back better than bland cold grande arcade.

Yes Dot iremember being taken to see Everest,,it all seem to blend in with the Coronation,,,,more to the point remember going to pics on sundays nights in the early 60,s ,,blimey used to spend all night walking round,looking for likely young ladies to chat up,,,In fact everybody used to be parading round ,dont think anybody went to see the show...happy days,,,and nights,,,

Josie, yes there was another railway station just around the corner, Wigan central to Manchester, some pictures on "places" central station.

Kissin in the back row of the movies on a Saturday night with you, oh what happy memories.