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A Group on Holiday at the Royal Hotel
A Group on Holiday at the Royal Hotel
Photo: Angie Owen
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Item #: 33443
Wiganers on holiday at the Royal Hotel - possibly Blackpool? The photo includes my Great Grandparents Thomas and Margaret Sharp who both lived in Wigan. Date estimate: late 1940s.

Comment by: Veronica on 13th December 2021 at 08:50

Another fabulous photo of happy Wigan holidaymakers after the war.

Comment by: freddie on 13th December 2021 at 09:42

A lovely group all well dressed and nice and slim, rather different from today

Comment by: Albert.S. on 13th December 2021 at 11:00

There is a Royal Hotel still in Blackpool, Angie. It is near to the Pleasure Beach, at South Shore.

Comment by: Cyril on 13th December 2021 at 13:39

Nice to see someone has taken their dog along with them and Prince or Princess looks to very happy to be there too.

Comment by: Edna on 13th December 2021 at 15:34

These people on here look a happy bunch.You are lucky Angie to have this photo of your great grandparents.x

Comment by: Tom on 13th December 2021 at 16:00

Annie do you know if the people in the photo are from the scholes area sure I recognize the young lad at the front he lived in caunce rd off platt lane

Comment by: Angie Owen on 13th December 2021 at 20:13

@Tom, they could be. My Grandparents did move to Scholes but it was years after this photo was taken.

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