Wigan Album

This is Brock Mill Lane just off Wigan Lane and there are a few quaint little cottages that look similar to those in fishing villages in Cornwall.

I think the Post & Chronicle newspaper was printed and published around here, I think Leyland Mill Lane off Brock Mill.
Total contrast to the Wigan Observer for newspaper contents and quality.
Another good one Rev.

Wasn't the Evening paper up there somewhere near Douglas Valley?
Not a bad paper, but not in the same class as the Obby.
I must say these photos are top draw. Well done Rev David Long for showing them.

I think the images turn out so well here because of the quality of the printing in the newspaper, and because they appear as full pages, so when photographed in 35mm format the image size is being reduced, and thus concentrated to give their sharp tones.

The Post was printed at Brock Mill, but this was located down Leyland Mill Lane, you can walk down to there from Wigan Lane down Sicklefield and the 64 steps. The area is now a private estate of houses.

Is that a woman with a shopping bag to the right of the front door of the second white walled cottage, and was she there to pose for the camera?

The author and TV programme writer Brian Finch lived along there, further up on the right.

Can anyone remember the name of the lady who was head of infants at Scot Lane school in the 1970s, I've been trying to remember her name - but can't recall it, (though Mrs Howse comes to mind) anyhow, she did live in the first of those white walled cottages before emigrating to Canada on retiring from teaching.

The Wigan Observer was a broadsheet newspaper at that time, but could change to tabloid for special events like souvenirs or exhibitions newspapers. I can recall the paper printing a full colour centre page spread of Wigan rugby league legend Billy Boston and later the paper awarded by printing world.
Web offset printing achieves outstanding quality of crystal clear photographs and printed words that conventional newspapers couldn't match, and that was the mid 1960s.

It looks a lovely setting are the cottages still there I wonder. Wigan Lane area was always a pretty sought after place to live and off Wigan Lane. I remember a lot more trees lining the highway in the fifties.

What woman Cyril??

Alan, look at the second white painted cottage on the left, now look to the left of the front door. Though I owe you an apology as having now looked through a magnifier I can see it's the leaves of the flowering climbing shrub and the way it's been cut that is making out the shape of a woman's coat/dress with the white flowers her face and blouse collar, whilst other white flowers looks like her hand and lower down her leg, the white shopping bag now looks to be part of the wall and shrub. Folks do say that my eyesight is bad, but I don't want to admit it. It did initially look like a woman who had possibly knocked at the door and was awaiting someone to answer.

Still can't see it, you must have had a nightmare Cyril.

Cyril I can’t see a woman but I can see the face of a man looking over the hedge… perhaps he’s looking for her as well. ;o))
( he’s got a big head though!
He’s looking just about where the little woman is.. ,

Veronica I've seen that image of what appears to be a man with a big head,, but I think it's an optical illusion don't you.

It could be a ghost Alan …who knows, eyes can play tricks.

The picture quality is brilliant because of web offset printing and fine halftone, with perpetual title lines and very accurate registertration.
On this Wigan Observer press all done by hand with no computer help or electronics.