Wigan Album

Excellent pic...again. The Way We Were...

Another GREAT photograph from Arthur...keep 'em coming.
Where are you getting them from?

Fantastic photo - well done Arthur.

Yes I remember this shop as Harry Whittle's mens outfitters.Harry had a 2 seater sports car & took snuff from a little box in his pocket.

Any more like this Arthur? My Grandparents had a grocers & coal merchants at No.95 Market St in 1925.

Great picture! My maternal grandmother was born at 100 Market Street in 1888, was that where the library is now? I understand that she lived in some sort of shop. Family name was Roper.

Hi Wigwann,
My maternal grandmother lived at 89 Market Street, she was a servant for a beerseller, her name was Alice Roper. The year was 1891.
Her half-brother James Roper lived at 100 Market Street with his wife Sarah Anne and family.
It appears you are in some way related to me.
James' father John Roper married twice, I have lots of info on the family if you are interested.

I think we must be related, Minstrel,love to hear from you

This shop is directly opposite Hindley Library, now Brian's Hindley TV shop, featured on Youtube. "The Trafalgar Buildings 1906" plaque is a dead givaway.

hi wigwann, my grandfather John William Roper 1886 lived at 100 market st,looks like we are related.

It looks as though we may be related, my grandmother was Ellen(Nellie) Roper later Beesley.

nellie was my grandfathers sister,was your grandfather called sam, i remember my mother mentioning them.

HI I AM ROD ALLISTER AS I NOW OWN TRAFALGA BUILDINGS THIS A BLOCK OF THREE SHOP 107 IS NOW A BUTCHERS SHOP 105 WAS A BUTCHER SHOP NOW ELECTRICAL LEASED BUY BRIAN DRAKE 103 IS NOW A BARBERS SHOP

My grandad was George Frederick Betley and owned 3 flower shops in Hindley, one was run from the house on Castle Hill opposite the cemetary, two on Market Street, opposite St Johns church. does anybody have any photographs? Thankyou.