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Don’t know if anyone can help, but we have recently moved to High Street and was wondering if there were any old photos/plans of the street from a few years back? Interested to know the history of our house but struggling to find anythingCan anyone help ?

if you look in Photos of Wigan; Streets; then there are a few photos of High streets in Aspull, Gilborne, Ince, Standish and Wigan

Thanks Kath I'll pass it on to Katie

Is it High Street near Swinley club?
If so I remember a few families who lived there when I was growing up in the 1960's. I was brought up in that area

A great area to live in at the time

Yes it is Granada,the request is from new people who have moved there

A couple off the top of my head.
The Mather's who lived at the end house on the right hand side as you went up High Street. Number 29 I think

Charlie Mather was President of Swinley Labour club.
Peter and Irene Fitzpatrick lived on the same side a bit nearer to Coppull Lane. I would guess at about number 15

The Jolley's lived on the left hand side, number 30 I think.
They had a property repairing business half way down Coppull Lane on the right hand side overlooking the Whiteheads

Thank you granada

Granada the jolleys daughter, if it's the same jolleys, was my maid of honour. One of my oldest friends!

Was her name Elizabeth?

Is her name Elizabeth?

No it isn't. Must be a different Jolley.

I remember Oliver Jolley.
He used to drink in the Bowling Green.
Maybe a relation of your maid of honour?

I don't know the name I'm afraid

A great area to live in at the time

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Not anymore, full of druggies and drug dealers

Thanks for your help everyone they're made up with your comments,it's nice to be nice !

Not the posh area it was, anymore.