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St.Stephen's, Whelley

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St Stephen's Walking Day early 1950s
St Stephen's Walking Day early 1950s
Photo: John A Hankin
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Item #: 20973
Taken in Whelley, I think walking up from the Scholes end, the photo shows Mrs Owen, Evelyn Parkinson and mother-in-law Marian Stokes. Can anyone be more specific as to where taken?
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Comment by: Jack on 3rd July 2012 at 22:37

Correct John, Teddy Forshaw's newsagent's visible on the left. George & Dragon public house is the light fronted building above the second ladies head.

Comment by: Thomas(Tom)Walsh on 3rd July 2012 at 22:38

This photograph is taken from the old Co-op,now the sun bed salon,on the left can be seen The George and Dragon,opposite where the dentist is now

Comment by: derekb on 4th July 2012 at 18:17

taken just past the top of Ellis St on the right. A & P Cole,s used car lot is cuurrently beyond the row of houses in the right of this photo.

Comment by: JohnAlan on 5th July 2012 at 10:00

Used to live in Wright St for a while '64 to '67 and I think the Co-op was there then. What was the name of the garage/petrol station that sat on the site where AP Cole is now. Used to get my petrol there at around 5s (25p)a GALLON not litre. Litres weren't even on the horizen then in the UK. Cost me 1d on the bus to get into Wigan as a school boy.

Comment by: derekb on 6th July 2012 at 15:47

John, I think it was a branch of Mansfield Motors who had several filling stations around the town.

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