Wigan Album

What a great picture -especially good if the family are interested in their family history.

Brilliant photo - love the shawls.

Bet those weren't made in China etc.,

I never had a pram; my Mam carried me in a shawl like that; I have it still. This wonderful photo is why Wigan World exists. Thankyou.

Great photo Fred !

Hope you are on the mend & behaving !

Fab photo! How did the women manage to carry anything else, though when carrying a baby in a shawl?

Thats a thought Sonia- perhaps Grandma or some other relative minded the 'babby' whilst mam did her shopping. I don't suppose they had far to walk as shops were quite plentiful then and they probably did some every day. They would have a basket on one arm with a few things they needed and 'babby' was wrapped tight in the shawl - perhaps the other 'childer' had to carry some as well if there was any others -no doubt there was. They probably run errands as well. Women have always managed -being ambidextrous is second nature I believe!

Yes Veronica, I'm sure you're right.Multi-tasking has always gone on for women.

I think mums still carry babies in shawls but they are now slings and kite marked for safety.

My Grandma carried me in a shawl..and..I vaguely remember it believe it or not..and I carried my youngest in a sling which of course give you free movement,but nothing will take the place of a lovely warm shawl to make a baby feel loved and secure.

I still remember women in the fifties wearing shawls they were the last of a dying breed. One lady in particular I had nicknamed 'Tooting Julia' as she was always spying behind the lace curtains. Oh the brashness of youth! I think we were all still wrapped up in shawls in the forties and part of the fifties. I was also put in a cupboard drawer instead of a cot! Kids today wouldn't believe that would they? No wonder I get feelings of being 'hemmed in'!