Wigan Album

Thats a very long ladder propped up.

The van in the photo looks like a Ford, and the name on the
side looks like " Smarts " of Wigan, any ideas who Smarts were and what they did ?

No health, and safety then Ray.

Sorry. I see it was your comment Mick.

Ray, the name on the van is Smailes. They were a butchers. I believe they had a shop just down the road from this location, and others in the Wigan area.

There was a Smailes's butchers in Scholes, didn't need to go up town then, every shop you could think of on the doorstep.

Mick LD, Thank you for the name " Smailes " on the van.
I have cleaned my specs and it is now much clearer, Cheers.

It's a pity that the site of these properties wasn't left empty of buildings when these buildings were demolished in the mid-80s. The Cenotaph and the Parish Church would then have provided a splendid backdrop to the Market Place.

Two photos but parish clock must have stopped. To the right of shop front is it the Hoggs Head? I thought the pub was the Golden Lion !

GrahamM;The pub is the black horse Today TUI travel agents.The shop on the other side seems to read OUTSAVES?

GrahamN, the clue might be the bulls head located in the arched "window" near the top of the building, seen when the photo is "enlarged" on the computer.

It's the Bulls Head. The Golden Lion was lower down than the Raven.

The sign on the Bull's Head reads 'God Save' - it would appear to be part of 'God Save The King'.
If you look at the other Market Place photo posted by Bill, you can see a bit more of the sign.

Imay have to go to specsavers but for the life of me i can't see a bus of any discription on this picture.