Pendlebury;s

Any one remember Pendleburys , they had beautiful windows there was one, a round Island window and it was a lovely shop and then I think Debenhams took over and demolished all the beautiful windows and ruined it , Pendlebury's made a lot of their own Furniture and in the yard behind there was a tiny house Mr and Mrs Dawber lived there and she used to make and ice Wedding cakes I think Mr Dawber was the supervisor for the carpenters

Did'nt it burn down Elizabeth,I remember it and Lowes as well!

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And Oxleys as well!

Wareing and Gillows,I bought my first 3 piece suite and dining table and chairs from there

I remember the Fire but it was mostly internal the Island windows were still intact, never knew Waring and Gillow had had it ,

Elizabeth I meant I remember W and G as an old shop not a burnt out one sorry

July '53 when it burned down, I was working for H.S. Websters lad at Aye Bridge Farm Abram. H.S Webster (demolition contractors Tram St Platt Bridge) got the contract to clear the building, so I spent a couple o'days helping out. We had tons of stuff in the farm buildings, & carpets spread over the fields between the farm & the railway, getting rid of the smell of the fire..

Sorry Nana, just read it wrong I suppose

Where was Oxleys xrh remember the name but can't hink where it was?

oxleys was in station rd nr the ritz cinema.at one time its where people could catch their buses parked along in front of it

This shows how old I am it used to be called POOLES it started opposite Woolworths and ended nearly at the Ritz they sold every thing including furniture . I used to ask my Mother to take me in Woolworths and then when we got to the side door i used to say =oh lets go out this way== , as it fasinated me seeing the men out side the Furniture windows saying ==come in madam and sit down you will never know how comfortable the 3 piece suites are if you dont try them 1.6 (one shilling and sixpence) will cover it pay once a week , much to my disgust as I wanted to try them ,mother would hurry me past , does any one else remember that

pendelburys was dead posh used to go in with me mum when i was a kid didnt buy much just window shopped also lowes that was posh too

wigan1957 thats right,Syd do you remember the side door to wollies on station road it was opposite that.

There were a lot of lovely stores like Pendlebury's in many towns which were bought by Debenhams. I think they all lost something when they were no longer family run businesses, a real shame, they all start to look the same, like most high streets do these days. Now every town has a Marks and Spencer, Next, River Island, Primark, Costa Coffee, McDonalds etc etc, before long we won't be able to tell one town from the other - BORING.

I remember the cafe with red leather booths at the side and cream tables with red dining chairs. The doors into the kitchen had round windows like portholes. The waitresses used to wheel a cake trolley around. The crockery was yellos, with raised red spots.

My mum used to work in Pendlebury's. I remember getting a pair of red shoes from there. I absolutely loved them.

My mother liked going in the China Dept and I remember being terrified we would knock something of a table as there used to be beautiful Glass and Orniments on various tables , going in Pendleburys was liking going in a wonderland , and Mr Pendlebury walking around checking everything was going smoothly, he was a lovely man

I had fogotton the cafe yes it served lovely cream teas and Teacakes

I was one of the spectators, I worked at the Library and had been working late. I also remember Lowes - I used to catch the Beech Hill bus at the stop just outside.

Bring back Memories, Station Road 1987

More memories.1987. Top of Library Street facing down Market Street, old site of Pendlbury's on left, Queen's Hall further down Market Street.

Lowes was another up market store in the town. I have a old brochure of the Pendlebury store. Wigan was so much better with independant shops than the chain stores we have now

Yes the pics bring back memories Fred but it was a posh shop

Sorry Fred but I think that was Lowes in the picture Pendlebury's used to be at the bottom of Standishgate near Maltby's Wine shop opposite what used to be Timpsons and British Homes stores
But lovely pictures any way and thank you for them

Lowes was where Barclays Bank, Market Place is, Norman and Philip were on the top floor, Norman was a fantastic Hairdresser. They had a posh cafe too.

You are correct Elizabeth, got my shops mixed up, I will as my school reports used to say, "can do better" is this the one? taken at the same time.
Fred

Spot on Fred, wish I could find one of when it was Pendlebury 's with those beautiful Island Windows, can you find one Fred please . Did you or are you to young to remember ,Maltby's Wine shop

Just been on your Profile What a lovely garden and flowers, my Son lives in Pinjarra W Oz
Any other viewers do have a look at Freds Garden

Am I old enough? yes I remember Maltby's wine shop. Do you remember Philips Chemist warehouse in Crawford Street? When I was 11 years old I started work for 2 hours after school at Johnson's Chemist on the corner of Gidlow Lane & Park Road, each day I had to push a hand trolley from Gidlow Lane to Crawford Street, collect the days order from the warehouse and then push it back to Gidlow Lane, then for the rest of the 2 hours I washed empty medicine bottles, to be reused. not like today, throw them away, so yes I am old enough to remember. Elizabeth I will try and find some more old Pictures of Wigan to revive your memory, good old days, I think our generation have had the best of this world in our time, when you think of the poverty and the depression before and when you read the paper's and wonder what the future holds for the kids of today!!!


mojim, The picture is of the old Rugby Shop on the corner of Greeough Street and I think it was Hilton Street. If you look at the picture again you will see that I have added another one, if you imagine them side by side, they more or less match up, the front building on the first is the Old Lancashire Evening Post, which backs on to the Labour Club,(you call it the "Working Men's Club) in front of the Wigan Rugby Groung, where on that day in February 1987 Wigan was playing Castleford, you could watch the game from outside of the ground as they had removed part of the wall.

No I dont know where that is , I am sorry I left Wigan in 1962/3 and now live in the cotswolds .But I do go back sometimes I always say I am going home up to about 3 yrs ago I used to go up once every month but the M5 and 6 have got so terrifying I dread going on it and where i live it is awkward to get anywhere with all the small railway stations closed and not many buses

Hi Elizabeth, the picture is of the Old Wigan Rugby Ground, when they were building the new road up Greenough Street and knocking everything down, all the old shops with memories attached to them. again in 1987.
Cheers Fred

Thanks Fred I can place hwere you are talking about now the street was just past St John Priest House wasnt it , and perhaps you dont remember but I believe the Working mens Club used to be there just befor the River Douglas Bridge if memory serves me right my parents used to take me that way to go to Whelley to see their relatives nr the Plantations in Whelley , have you looked at my profile and see if you know me ?? do you like it in Oz ?? I was there in February and March this year

Sorry Elizabeth I can't recall your face, but you must be around my age, because from what you say ( such as remembering Pooles, my Father was the Accounts Manager for them) you seem to think you are older than I am, but looking at your profile it could be the other way round!! Did you ever go to the Empress, or Tom & Hilda Moss School of dancing? next time you are in Australia give me a ring, we could maybe have a chat, what area of Wigan did you come from?
Fred