Wigan Album

For early 19th cen. read late 19th cen.

My goodness that is old I wonder when that pub was built - in the mid 1700's I should imagine when stage coaches were the traffic of the day. There must have been stabling available as well around the back.

Oops ! No there wouldn't have been cameras then ....!

Veronica, the Daguerrotype (one method of taking photos) was made available to the public as early as 1839 and the glass negatives by 1851 and there are photos on wigan world that are definitely from the 1860's at least, if not a little earlier, so stabling would have been a common enough feature when this photo was taken.

Yes you are right Ben - I have never seen that photo before I would like to know when it was built.

Ben, Fox-Talbot's paper negative callotype process was available at the same time as Daguerre's process.

just looked at the Edward Baines1885 Directory (on here) and these are the pubs listed on Standishgate Eagle and Child & Royal Hotel,
Geo. Mawson, (posting house)
Standishgate

Golden Cross, Margt. Fishwick,
Standishgate

Green Man, Henry Grundy,
Standishgate

Griffin, E. Unsworth, Standishgt

Rose, Wm. Thomas, Standishgt.

Royal Oak, Ralph Fairbrother,
Standishgate
White Horse, Samuel Barker,
Standishgate

1869 Directory
Cooper John, innkeeper and photographer, Royal Oak, 111 Standishgate

Dugdale Thomas George, Green Man Inn, 130 Standishgate, and photographer, 21 Standishgate
Green John, Dog-ith-thatch Inn, 63 Standishgate
Hallam Jonathon, Three Crowns Inn, 16 Standishgate
Harrison John, Unicorn Inn, 3 Standishgate
Holcroft Thomas, Griffin Inn, 78 Standishgate
Howe Richard, Rose Inn, 48 Standishgate
Leyland Mary, White Horse Inn, 59 Standishgate
Lowe Arthur, Golden Cross Inn, 120 Standishgate
Smith Robert, printer, Bold Arms, Standishgate
Whiteside Richard, Royal Hotel, 1 Standishgate

first post is 1825 not 1885

Name: Robert Smith
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane Smith
Gender: Male
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish: St George
Town: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan



Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Smith 34
Jane Smith 33
Ellen Smith 9
Elizabeth A Smith 7
Robert N Smith 10 Months

Winnie you have been very busy as usual- I bet you could find out when the pub was built. Thank you anyway.