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Wigan Observer Rowbottom Square 1960s
Wigan Observer Rowbottom Square 1960s
Photo: Colin Harlow
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Item #: 20683
Thos Wall and Sons Ltd, Typesetters and letter press printers. The Wigan Observer was printed and published here for almost 114 years.

Comment by: Malcolm Ryding on 19th June 2012 at 11:32

Cliff Webb is pictured (right) in the book binding department. Cliff was a super craftsman who later switched to a reporting and writing role. He was Wigan Rugby League writer for a long time and a magnificent feature writer.

Comment by: Geoffrey Shryhane on 13th July 2012 at 14:29

The Binding Room at the Observer Office undertook a vast amount of commerical printing, including the minutes of Wigan Council. The Binding Room closed when the Observer moved to premises in Woods, Street, off Wallgate, in 1966.

Comment by: Barbara Phillips on 20th November 2014 at 20:01

Cliff Webb was my Dad! What a thrill to see him in this picture!

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