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This is a really good picture of a type of trade that sadly no longer exists, Towns were much more interesting when small businesses like this thrived.

I'll bet there were plenty tommy tins, and pit water cans sold at this shop.

Just the kind of photo this site needs, great record of Wigan days long gone.

Josh spot on let's have more old photographs of the Wigan of the past. wiganowrld..what a fantastic archive of Wigan's past. Is there another web site in the country that has so many old photographs of their town.

These buildings look really old at that time- 1920's - I remember them still there well into the sixties. They must have been over a hundred years old then. I wonder if the cellar was used for storage, coal perhaps! Did they live 'over the shop' I wonder.

This was ten doors down from Pennington's Furniture on the same side. Pennington's was number 46. At the side of Parkinson's was Standish's Yard.In between the two at the side of number 56 was McEwen's Yard.

Name: Isaac Parkinson
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Wigan
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County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 66 Millgate Wigan Lancs
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Tinplate Worker
Registration district: Wigan
Registration District Number: 458
Sub-registration district: Wigan
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Piece: 22973
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Parkinson 28
Fred Arkwright 29
Sissy Arkwright 28
George Quade 27
Dorothy Arkwright 2

This photo was first posting on Wigan World.
My father and his family lived here at 66 Millgate.
I have another photo to upload but have been unable to upload it today.
I'm delighted the photo has been so well received and very grateful for the comments and additional information I have
received. Thankyou.
Please watch out for my next photo of 66 Millgate.

Even the dog looks like an old timer

No doubt all the items in the window were made by hand. Proper craftmen

You've answered my question Winnie. .....thanks!

Asigettenodeggincontheer?

I wonder if he's getten a milk churn in theer DTease..... For bulls!

Ha ha!nice one Veronica.

A translation of the slang could be, "Has he got a watering can there."

In 'Howfen they would say "As't he geet a deggin' con i'theer......?

Interesting, as I was born at 56 Millgate in 1949, when my Grand Mother, Bertha Rasburn lived there.
We knew the yard, at the left when looking at it from the front, as Sherburn's yard; probably after the name of the paint and glass merchant at the bottom of the yard.
The site of the Roman bath house was discovered when the Galleries shopping centre was being developed.
Just wish I had some photographs of the house and yard.
I spent many a happy day at this house with my Mother, (Gran), Aunties, Uncles and cousins. It was a veritable rabbit warren of rooms and people.
My Dad was born, and brought up in the Wiend, so I have a strong connection with Millgate.

great photo. Wouldn't you love to have a look inside. It says "Works so I assume they made stuff and sold it on the premises

My great great grandfather, James Armstrong had a shoemakers/repair shop on Millgate, just by Fairhursts Yard. I think it was close to Penningtons. Does anyone have any information or photos of the shop.

Hi James Oldham. You were born at 56 Millgate and Im looking for any photos or info on 52 Millgate which was my great great grandfather boot repairers - Armstrongs. Fairhurst Yard was I believe behind the shop?