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Tother side of Scholes Bridge
Tother side of Scholes Bridge
Photo: cindy
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Item #: 27777
Tother side of Scholes Bridge with fosters.

Comment by: tuddy on 8th April 2016 at 20:52

Wasn't there a timber yard somewhere before the bridge? I think it was called Dunlops.

Comment by: baz on 8th April 2016 at 22:37

bought my first bike from there a little suzuki 50 sports 1963 model reg number lek 546 what would that be worth today can't remember how much i paid for it though think it was in the region of £25 second hand 3 years old

Comment by: Scholes Malc on 9th April 2016 at 08:05

remember looking down watching that bridge being demolished with huge ball and chain from Auntie Winnie's flat in Douglas House

Comment by: Peter on 9th April 2016 at 08:13

great nostalgic poto Cindy

Comment by: Albert. on 9th April 2016 at 10:20

It used to flood frequently at this location. Does it still do so?.

Comment by: cindy on 9th April 2016 at 12:40

Tuddy I think it was W.V.Jackson.

Comment by: irene roberts on 9th April 2016 at 16:45

I am a bit lost here. What is the building furthest away under the bridge with what appears to be white arch-shapes above the windows, please?

Comment by: baker on 9th April 2016 at 20:48

Irene isn't that the old church/chapel windows.

Comment by: irene roberts on 10th April 2016 at 09:24

Thanks for replying, baker, but which church/chapel would that be? I didn't know Scholes very well and am not even sure where the bridge was! What is on the area shown today, please?

Comment by: ken on 10th April 2016 at 11:36

It looks like the old lodging house to me, Irene, just before you get to Warrington Lane at Scholes Crossing

Comment by: Albert. on 10th April 2016 at 11:50

Could it be the old swimming pool, due to the angle of the taken photograph?.

Comment by: Vb on 10th April 2016 at 12:48

The building was on Harrogate St. I remember in the 50's it was used as a place where you could buy clothes etc with weekly payments. It was called Wigan Agency's the entrance was around the back. I don't know what it was before then. It certainly wasn't used as a chapel then. I seem to remember my mother saying it was the National Bluecoat School, I may be wrong.....

Comment by: DerekB on 10th April 2016 at 14:49

Irene, to relate to this area as it is today, under the bridge and to the left of it is the multi storey block of flats which is still there and further along and going towards the Magistrates Courts is what was Harrogate St Police Headquarters and now the Premier Inn. I think another correspondent considered the building you queried as being a chapel and I think this is right.

Comment by: tuddy on 10th April 2016 at 15:22

Ken,
If you are thinking of the Royal George lodging house on Warrington Lane, that would be behind the photographer. This view is looking towards the town centre. If you stood there today, you would be on the road bridge over the river Douglas, Woodcock House flats would be to the left. The block of flats in the photograph is Douglas House.
Albert,
Could the building with the arch windows be the old police garage? the swimming baths were on the other side of the road.

Comment by: Garry on 10th April 2016 at 16:12

Scholes Malc, you wouldn't have watched the bridge being demolished with a ball and chain, the bridge was lifted by two heavy cranes. What you would have see is the abutments being demolished by the swinging ball and chain.

Comment by: Albert. on 10th April 2016 at 16:38

Tuddy. If you carried on, under the bridge veering left, as far as I remember, you would enter into Chapel Lane, and the fire engines were garaged there, opposite was an entry that lead into Harrogate Street, also after the fire engine garage was the entrance into the police station parade room, continuing on, you would enter King Street, crossing King Street, you would enter the major portion of Chapel Lane. If you turned left, you would turn into Darlington Street. The police garage was on the opposite side of the road, actually in Darlington Street, somewhere near to a shop that sold really nice pictures.

Comment by: cindy on 10th April 2016 at 16:40

I think there were 2 churches or Chapels in chapel Lane.

Comment by: Ken R on 10th April 2016 at 17:00

Was there a PUB on that corner of Scholes Crossing, before the Chapel was built??

Comment by: cindy on 10th April 2016 at 17:18

The Blue Bell was on the corner of scholes traffic lights.

Comment by: Vb on 10th April 2016 at 17:36

Ken R. The Douglas Tavern was on the corner just up the slope opposit the corner where the Horseshoe Pub was. The Chapel was just across from the tavern.

Comment by: Ken R on 10th April 2016 at 17:37

Further to my earlier remarks. The pub was the Blue Bell.

Comment by: John on 10th April 2016 at 17:50

Ken R, there was the Bluebell on the corner of School Lane and Scholes where the salvation Army is, but that is behind the photographer in the opposite direction to this photo.

Comment by: Albert on 10th April 2016 at 19:39

Yes Ken. The Bluebell.

Comment by: Albert. on 10th April 2016 at 19:42

Cindy. There was a church opposite the fire engine garages.

Comment by: baker boy on 11th April 2016 at 09:53

cant possibly see Harrogate st from that angle, the building/chapel is in fact on the start of chapel lane.

Comment by: baker boy on 11th April 2016 at 10:01

if you go to places on ww and then pics of chapel lane you can view the old chapel which I now don't think is in the photo above,more likely its a view of the bottom of millgate.

Comment by: vb on 11th April 2016 at 12:53

Photo 1025 on places Chapel St The Chapel is opposite the Douglas Tavern. The side of the chapel is on the street which I thought was Harrogate St. If that isn't Harrogate St what street was it?

Comment by: John on 11th April 2016 at 14:36

vb, Harrogate Street was parallel to Rodney Street. Are you thinking of Douglas Street which ran from the north end of Rodney St to north end of Harrogate St. opposite the bottom of Millgate?

Comment by: Vb on 11th April 2016 at 21:10

You must be right John it is 50yrs ago. I went down that street many times and I had a class mate who lived in the Douglas Tavern and another school friend who lived in Shared St. The street if I remember came out on Darlington St.

Comment by: wiggin lad on 12th April 2016 at 07:19

Irene Roberts. The building with arched windows I think is on Harrogate St.in 1955 it would be Wigan Printing Co. Ltd.

Comment by: irene roberts on 12th April 2016 at 11:49

Thankyou, everyone.

Comment by: Albert. on 12th April 2016 at 15:45

If you copy and paste http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=5&id=26992&gallery=Millgate&offset=20. The photograph of the old Wigan swimming pool, in Millgate, has a distinct resemblance of the building in dispute.

Comment by: Albert. on 13th April 2016 at 09:59

I certainly do not wish to try to teach any of you how to suck eggs, but some of us may be unfamiliar as to how to "copy & paste" Put the pointer on to the beginning of the text you wish to copy. Drag the pointer along the text, to the end of the text. The text will become blue. Put your pointer onto any part of the blue, and right click. You will see a column of words, one will be copy, left click onto this, then go to Google main page. In the address box, across the top, at the start of it, put your pointer. Right click, amongst the words will be paste. Left click onto paste, and what you have copied will appear in the address box. Go to the end of the address box, and click onto the arrow. The desired item, or picture should then appear. I am still in my infancy with this technology, being seventy five before I ever touched a computer. Now being eighty two.

Comment by: Vb on 13th April 2016 at 11:13

Albert with respect the building is definitely not the old pool. That building was situated to the right and would be out of the picture entirely. Although I can see how you would think it was. The chapel front was on the beginning of Chapel Ln and the side of the building was on either Douglas; St or what I thought originally, on Harrogate St. (somebody out there will know better than me...I left Wigan 48 yrs ago. But I can still see the layout in my mind's eye-even if I get the name of the streets wrong). If the row of buildings up to and including the Douglas Tavern had not been demolished you would not have been able to see the chapel from the vantage point of the photographer.

Comment by: David Stephens on 13th April 2016 at 11:13

The angle of the view rules out the old swimming baths as they were on Millgate more to the right of the shot. I'd go for Harrogate street. Don't know the building even though I lived in Woodcock House from new and watched the Bridge demolition.

Comment by: mike on 13th April 2016 at 16:41

The street in question was called. Douglas St.then turn right into Harrogate St.,leading through to Darlington St.

Comment by: irene roberts on 13th April 2016 at 17:56

Thankyou all again, and thankyou, Albert, for the clear instructions re copying and pasting; I had no idea how to do it. That was such a help. x.

Comment by: Johnny on 14th April 2016 at 00:09

Albert
Upmost respect and good wishes on reaching 82 from a 67 years old whippersnapper!

Comment by: H.C. on 14th April 2016 at 09:19

The building was definitely Wigan Print in the 1950's I served my apprenticeship there, there was a little shop next door (see pic) selling groceries fruit and veg etc. and there were two entrance doors on the side showing, the front office and entrance door of the building was on Chapel Lane facing Rodney St. It was a thee storey building printing ground floor bookbinding/finishing first floor poster writing top floor.

Comment by: Garry on 14th April 2016 at 10:28

The truck reflection through Fosters shop window is a Ford D-Series, they came out in 1965.

Comment by: Albert. on 14th April 2016 at 10:28

Thank you Irene. As I say, I am a complete novice. It is the same for all copy & paste. If there is a full text you wish to copy. Drag your pointer from the top to the bottom, and it will all go to blue. Carry out the same procedure as I mentioned,(Pointer on any part of the blue, right click, then left click onto copy) and if you wanted for instance to put the text onto word-pad, bring up word-pad, put your pointer at the top of word-pad, right click, then left click onto paste, and you should have your text. Best wishes. Albert.

Comment by: Albert. on 14th April 2016 at 12:57

Johnny. I wish you many future years, of you, contributing to this delightful web site.

Comment by: Anne Melling on 14th April 2016 at 14:21

We used to call this little Chapel Lane, it was a continuation from main Chapel Lane. If I remember rightly there was a pawn shop next to printworks called Johnny Woods. I think the church was a small Wesleyan Chapel. I hope this helps.

Comment by: Albert. on 14th April 2016 at 15:37

Anne. You are absolutely correct. you must remember the fire engine garage, on the opposite side of the road from the pawn shop.

Comment by: Anne Melling on 14th April 2016 at 16:45

Yes Albert I remember it well, also remember a police garage where they serviced police cars on same side or maybe it was after fire station closed. I have quite a good memory for Chapel Lane although I lived further down the Lane opposite Bear's Paw.

Comment by: Albert. on 14th April 2016 at 20:34

Anne, the police garage may have moved there, after the fire Service moved to Newtown. When I worked from Wigan Central Police Station, the police garage was in Darlington Street, about thirty yards down from Chapel Lane, nearby was a good quality picture shop.

Comment by: Anne Melling on 14th April 2016 at 21:58

Yes I remember the picture shop as well someone bought me a picture from there when I got married. There was also a post office and knitting wool shop, I think it was called the Jolly Mill shop, further up towards Chapel Lane end was a Barber's and a shop that sold Lino I think that was called Cottams.

Comment by: NORMAN CUNLIFFE on 14th April 2016 at 22:59

About 200 yards after passing under the railway bridge, you were faced by 5 roads that fanned out in front of you. First on the left that went off at an angle,led into Harrogate St. I have forgotten the name of the next street but perhaps it was the beginning of Chapel Lane; on the right was the Fire Station and the Police Station on the corner. The third street was Rodney St.that crossed over the end of Library St and at the end faced the Hippodrome. The fourth street was Millgate where I lived in the grocer's shop on the brow of the hill. The fifth street was Station Rd with the Blue Bell on the corner. 100 yards up on the right was the Children's Library, at the top was Wigan Central Station.

Comment by: Vb on 15th April 2016 at 08:03

You are correct in everything Norman apart from the Bluebelll on the corner of Station Rd ....it was the Horseshoe pub on the corner!

Comment by: Albert. on 16th April 2016 at 10:16

It does show the signs of changing times. I believe the advertisement is for Park Drive cigarettes.

Comment by: Ozymandias on 16th April 2016 at 21:57

I used to smoke those Albert. But if I'm being completely honest, there weren't many brands that I wasn't prepared try. ( purely for scientific reasons of course )) ... I rated Park Drive on a par with Woodbines or Player's Weights. Although Player's Weights weren't particularly common ( Ap Norf ) they appeared to be popular south of Watford. That was my observation at any rate. Regards. Ozy.

Comment by: Albert. on 17th April 2016 at 10:58

Ozymandias. Hi. When I smoked (Gave up 56 years ago) I think I was a bit more for the upmarket brand. Benson & Hedges. Why we were ever persuaded to adopt the habit, in the first place, baffles me. When I joined the police, and attended P.Ms. and saw the state of the lungs of those heavy smokers, it was just awful.

Comment by: Ernest Pyke on 20th April 2016 at 23:11

Albert; To copy everything in an article; just place your pointer anywhere in the article and right click, then click on `Select All` which appears in the drop down screen. Everything then is coloured blue.
I too, started this computer lark in 2003 when I was 75. Went to Shevington High School on a short course `Computers for the Terrified.` How to copy and paste was explained very early on. My next course, also at SHS, was `Computers` Made Easy.` Finally, I`d a 3 hour session explaining the Internet at St. John Rigby College, Gathurst Rd, Orrell,

Comment by: Albert. on 21st April 2016 at 10:02

Another tip that I learned, Ernest. When you right click on an article, and the word cut shows up. Click on the word cut. The article will disappear. Then if you wish to reintroduce the article in that place, or any other place, for example word-pad, right click, where you want it to go, and click on the word paste, and your article will reappear. If you want it deleted altogether, then just leave it be.

Comment by: Albert. on 21st April 2016 at 10:49

I should have emphasised, Ernest. right click on the desired portion, then drag the pointer causing it to turn blue, then right click, on it, and left click on the word cut, then carry on as I latterly mentioned.

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