Wigan Album

Pot Fair at the outdoor market, Woodcock St. Surely?

"I'm not asking £10,put your money away luv.Not even a fiver.If you want it give me 30 bob and its yours.I can't do these prices every day but it's the wifes birthday"

What memories those wicker baskets of china evoke, the banter was just as Dave recalled. Back in the late 40', early 50's my sister & I were allowed to go on our own to the fair on the Market Square. I remember the 'china stalls' being somewhere near the entrance to the Makinson Arcade. My son still has a sugar bowl with fancy handles & a lid that we bought at a china stall. I was amazed the way the stall holder would start with an empty basket & then keep chucking in peices of china with no effort at all, I was spellbound.