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Wallgate, Wigan town centre and Swinley.
Wallgate, Wigan town centre and Swinley.
Photo: . Ozymandias .
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Item #: 28970
Section from an old Geographia street plan of Wigan. The precise year of the map is unknown to me, although 1953 has been suggested.

Comment by: Allan Greenwood on 3rd February 2017 at 12:07

It wasn't before 1953, because the Thomas Linacre is on the map, which opened in 1953.

Comment by: Albert. on 4th February 2017 at 11:22

There was a works in Pottery Road, opposite the Ambulance Station, in the late fifties, I don't know as to whether it was in existence when this map was produced.

Comment by: Albert. on 4th February 2017 at 13:42

I also remember another building in Pottery Road, on the same side, as the bus garages. A food storage warehouse, for Wall's foods. Late fifties.

Comment by: . Ozymandias . on 4th February 2017 at 18:44

This plan appears to show Ashland avenue linking Freckleton St. with Swinley St. I don't know if this was ever the case, but it certainly isn't the case nowadays. Also , the site marked as Welfare Home in Frog lane. Would this be the more acceptable terminology for Workhouse ?

Comment by: baker on 5th February 2017 at 20:51

the building opposite the ambulance station was pecks tarpaulins

Comment by: Dave on 6th February 2017 at 02:16

Vulcanite was the works opposite the ambulance station. Pecks was further up.

Comment by: Stuart on 9th February 2017 at 15:14

This is the map issued by Georaphia for Wigan Corporation showing the bus routes in red. I think this is the map from the mid-60s before the one-way debacle in the town centre.

Comment by: Stuart on 9th February 2017 at 15:15

I think 1963 or 64 because Central Station closed in 1964 abd that is shown.

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