Wigan Album

Remember it well. There was an entrance on Market Street and another entrance in Commercial Yard, where my husband Peter worked at Sawbridge's Butchers as a 17-year-old. I was still at school and went to Latimer's for fresh yeast, (which my Mam always called "barm"), as we were making bread in Domestic Science. That was 51 years ago and we had our 45th wedding anniversary yesterday!

Every Saturday morning with a basket , I had to queue in the shop for a pound of lean bacon. Another shop with its own aroma! Couldn't go anywhere else- then on to Voses for steak pies! I always went in the side entrance from down Commercial Yard and went back the same way. Ah! The memories!

This has been on before and that chap is still looking out of the Conservative Club window.

Congratulations to you both Irene, many more of 'em

Hope you had a lovely day Irene- reminiscing! xxxx
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Irene- did you go to the Kardomah for tea? Surely you weren't taken anywhere else!,xxx

Irene we was also married 45y on 26th January.

the shops in in wigan around this time all seemed to sell good quality food and goods .

Thankyou, Standisher. xx

What a co-incidence, owd viewer! Congratulations to you! Veronica, it was SO romantic! I was taken to Warrington and bought.....wait for it.....a pie from The Pound Bakery! I kid you not! xxxx

Forty-fifth, Irene. Admiral. Now give yourselves a play of Kenneth McKellar singing The Island of Tiree.

Never mind Irene - just look inside the radiogram - you might find some peppermint creams!

Irene and Peter and Owd Viewer congratulations on your Wedding Anniversaries .

Thanks Thomas, from us both.

And from Peter and myself, Tom. Thankyou. xx

And from Peter and myself, Tom. Thankyou. xx

My Mam worked there early 60/s could be her Boss looking out of that window for her. Bless her she was always on last minute.

My grandmother used to send me there for "rody" bacon. and was insistent that I be served by a woman called lillian.