Wigan Album

Stuart, is this the pub that was a couple of hundred yards, the Ince Bar side of Raven Street, (that was)? If so, my grandmother would get a big jug of ale from there, put it at the side of her, and then put a red hot poker in it, and it would all steam up. She died in 1950, aged 87years, so she didn't catch any harm by it. I've mentioned this before. She was working in Whitechapel, when Jack the Ripper, was doing his rounds.

my old water hole this. The cars my old mate Jim, a Datsun Larel 200.

Ive supped a few in there myself Garry over the years used it a lot when I worked at Patricroft road

Albert, are you our "regular" Albert? Ex-policeman? It's just that I remember an Albert Woodward from Raven Street, which was very near to The Bird I'th Hand. My junior-school friend Christine Shirley lived in Raven Street and I remember it so well.

Aitch, where did you work on Patricroft Road? My brother Colin' s wife, Pat, who I know you remember, worked at The Box- Works down there for a while.

Irene. Yes I am, but I am not a Woodward, I believe they lived next door to my grandmother. She lived in the first house on the right as you entered from Ince Green Lane. Her photograph is under people, (Short Mary).

Also Irene, when my grandmother lived there, there was a toffee shop on the corner of Raven Street. A lady named Lottie owned it.

Irene I worked in the scrapyard as a burner on the wagons, locos and coaches, I was there till I got married in 1966, then later I went back when they moved to Christopher street I went doing the same job again until I was transferred to driving lorries, I was there till we were sold and made redundant in 1983

Thankyou, Albert and Aitch. I love sharing memories with people who remember the Ince of long ago.

Was once outside the pub as a kid asking penny for the guy, when a sailor in full uniform ( they were allowed to travel in uniform in them days) was so worse for drink gave us half a crown . We thought we were millionaires and went straight to Amy's off licence to spend it !.

Also Irene, a neighbour of my grandmother, was a family named Bamber.

I vaguely remember the Bambers, Albert, and I certainly remember Little Amy's off-licence, John......it was in a time-warp even then!

We used to go training on Willy Fosters for Double 7 every Tuesday and Thursday and then go in here for a few pints. My buddy, workmate and team mate Kenny McColl lived just around the corner.

I drank in this pub for many a years and my over local was the conker in the grove across the road both great little pubs wish I could turn back time had many a drink with my dad tommy trezise and family does any body remember our lot great times

Yes I remember Carol.

the bambers who lived in raven st where my relatives in the kitchen which was very dark even in daylight because araised block of four outside toilets blocking 70 per cent of the light cooking was carried out on alacashire grate

Remember it well from my foot patrol days from lower Ince police station...the only licensee which sticks in my brain to this day was Acton Dottin.