Wigan Album
Parbold
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Photo: Rev David Long
Item #: 29906
The horse is drawing a boat out of the channel to the right, which led to a graving dock which was once sited in what had originally been the line the canal would have taken towards Yorkshire - by-passing Wigan.
Our Lady and All Saints RC Church stands behind.
Looks like they are building a barge on the canal bank
You're right, Mick. In wood, by the colour. Given that the graving dock down the arm was in use until 1943, there might have been another in build there - which is why this was in being built on the bank.
Rev. Long: Could you direct me to the online facility that allowed me to flip through the pages of 'Lancashire', yesterday, please? I can't re-locate it for love nor money. Page 84 gave mention of Derby's men in action, and an attack from a Wigan garrison. Closer scrutiny of the photo, and indeed your colourful description of the partially built boat in mid distance, scuppered my belief that Mick had been referring to the 'puffer' seen on the left. Inexcusable on my part, considering the fact that I've spent many hours sketching outdoors - maybe I had been smitten by the way the artist has sorted out the ripples on the water. Thanks.
Could this be the resource you are looking for Philip?
You can either view the book online, or download it as PDF/Kindle. (Link below.)
https://archive.org/details/lancashirearchi00brutuoft
Thanks again Mick,...Capital.
Found it Mick, found it!
The joys of the Internet Archive, Philip.
If you go to the 'Texts' section and type 'Lancashire' in the search box, you will find hundreds of interesting works.
Continued thanks Mick. Take care.
There are two churches in Parbold, this one is the Catholic, but the Anglican is on Parbold Hill. A short distance away hidden from the road is a monument known as Parbold Bottle.