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Brown family of Clarington Grove, Ince.

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My mother 1938/39
My mother 1938/39
Photo: Keith
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Item #: 31760
This is my mother, Phyllis Brown, later Bowen. Probably photographed by my father (her boyfriend at the time) around 1938/39, somewhere in Wigan. No doubt wearing the “latest” fashion style, I wouldn’t know. She may have been working in a "gown" shop at the time. What I’d like to know is just where this may have been taken in Wigan. Any ideas anyone?

Comment by: Veronica on 6th January 2020 at 20:52

What a lovely young girl in the height of fashion. I wonder if she thought of her carefree days when she was donkey stoning the steps of the Crispin pub! I bet she did.. (I remember that photo you posted Keith)...

Comment by: Veronica on 6th January 2020 at 21:06

Apologies if I have mixed up the two Keiths!

Comment by: Irene Roberts on 7th January 2020 at 09:05

How smart she looks! That's one beautiful lady who would never have gone to the shops in her pyjamas, as they do today! She would have washed, dressed and applied a bit of lipstick even if she had very little in the way of clothes. She had pride and it shows.

Comment by: Keith on 7th January 2020 at 10:19

Thank you Veronica and Irene for your kind comments. You have the "right" Keith Veronica.

Comment by: Tony Topping on 7th January 2020 at 10:21

Beautiful lady and very smart! That could be the back of Bulldog Tools old wood department that was at the bottom of Henry Park Street. The lady would be near the canal side

Comment by: Maureen on 7th January 2020 at 11:29

A time when girls/women took a pride in their dress sense..sadly that's all but gone..Keith your Mum looks very pretty,I bet you're proud of her.

Comment by: Keith on 7th January 2020 at 11:39

Thank you Tony and Maureen. Tony, that would make "sense", my mother lived in the next street, Clarington Grove. Yes Maureen we were, mam was always busy on her sewing machine, altering or adding to various garments.

Comment by: roy sturgeon on 9th January 2020 at 19:28

bye the crin keith your anne is the spittig image of her mum

Comment by: Keith on 10th January 2020 at 15:29

Quite right Roy, they shared many similarities in all respects.

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