Wigan Album

What a lovely shop. The shop doorway and windows remind me of shops in Lytham, Lytham-St-Anne's and Ilkley. A lot of the shop fronts there are original and often have the name of the original businesses picked out in mosaic on the floor at the entrance. I would love to walk in and have a look round!

Was the shop on a corner that overlooked the outside market.? Just seems familiar.

Veronica, the shop was at the corner of Market Street and New Market Street, known as Battye’s Corner. Sapphire Homes currently occupy the premises.

How well I remember a phrase from the late fifties "Meet you on Battye's corner after night school"

Thank you Aubrey it's not the one I was thinking of then.

Veronica, do you mean Meeson's that was on the corner of Market St and Woodcock St, it was a similar frontage, though not as elaborate.
https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=5&id=32953&gallery=Market+Street%2C+Wigan&page=2

That's the one Cyril - it's such a long time ago though.

Timber cut by lad like me,
Polished, primed for season seas ,
Hardwood grain , not teak but true ,
It did it’s journey like me and you .
Now we’ve tuther , plastic shed , windows doors , left undead,
Thrown in seas to feed our fish ,
Timber rots but beg I wish ..
Timber will, holds its place ,
Breathe in time with the human race ,
But man made greed will form in heeps,
then stay in place , for the shop door keeps ...

I thought this was at the top of Hallgate,Which is now. Gillespie's. Ps nice poem e.

I remember my Dad getting a bespoke suit from Battye’s in the 1950’s.
The owner, Geoff Battye went to school with my Mum.

I remember my Dad getting a bespoke suit from Battye’s in the 1950’s.
The owner, Geoff Battye went to school with my Mum.