Places   (Help with places, streets and buildings in Wigan.)

Remember Joyce banks. They had a rough time when the pits all closed .they had to live in the servants quarters. Couldn't afford to renovate it. All falling down now.absolute shameful. I grew up in winstanley and remember going to daffodil day they had every year.
Think most people worked for the bankes fam ily in the 1800s they practically owned everything.
There are some photo s of meyrick bankes on the album site for winstanley. The link i mentioned is worth a read though.

Theysold all the farms and cottages off.the ones at new houses sold for £50



think they originated from Scotland.