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Wigan Lane
Wigan Lane
Photo: DTease
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Item #: 31153
The Cherry Gardens, Wigan Lane.

Comment by: Linma on 25th April 2019 at 06:18

Or, as my son used to call it when he was little The Sherry Gardens.

Comment by: Helen of Troy on 25th April 2019 at 07:34

Well this photo does jog my memory & it doesnt look much different to the image in my head of The Cherry Gardens which was just down from where my grandparents lived in St Clements Rd.

Comment by: Albert.S. on 25th April 2019 at 09:58

When in the early fifties I was enjoying a forty eight hour pass,. After a Saturday evening at the Wigan Empress Hall, and having made a date for a wintery Sunday meeting, my date and I called in this establishment for a drink. I asked her what was her preference. On answering, I nearly collapsed. She said. “I’ll have a brandy, and babysham. “. She said later” That did warm me”. Making a great hole in my thirty six shilling, and sixpence, per week.I replied “ I hope it did. It cost more than a bag of coal”. I lived, and I learned.

Comment by: Veronica on 25th April 2019 at 17:15

She must have thought you were rolling in dosh Albert... Bet you didn't ask her out again. I seem to recall you relating that story once before and I nearly choked myself laughing- but it must have been so embarrassing. I know coal was expensive so that must have been a very expensive drink.

Comment by: DerekB on 25th April 2019 at 20:52

Albert, your comments brought back a memory of a mate of mine once asking a new female acquaintance what she would like to drink and she replied "a brandy and a Babycham" His response was " No you won't, you'll have one or t'other". The relationship didn't flourish!!

Comment by: Albert.S. on 26th April 2019 at 10:09

Veronica/ DerekB. I was a little bit better off being an enlisted serviceman. A conscript ( National Service) only received twenty eight shillings a week.

Comment by: jack on 26th April 2019 at 11:21

Nice photo of a well kept building DTease. Pity it looks a lot worse now.It looked like it was closed the last time I passed.

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