Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
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Wigan Album
Parish Church, Wigan
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William Minay & Parish Church Choir
Photo: Andrew Fishburn
Photo: Andrew Fishburn
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Item #: 22727
Item #: 22727
Taken in 1938 outside the Walmesley Chapel before the stonework was cleaned.
It looks like a young John Lockhart 2nd from the left front row. When John was at the WGS he was called upon several times to sing solo. I recall one newspaper comment at the time. "A small boy and a large sheet of music"
Comment by: John S Taylor on 25th January 2021 at 07:43
Third choirman from the left is Francis Heath. who had been a boy chorister under Dr. Edward Bairstow, who left Wigan for Leeds Parish church in 1906. Frank was still singing very well when I joined the choir after returning to Wigan in 1967 to join the staff of Wigan Grammar School.
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