Wigan Album
Wigan Lane
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Photo: Keith
Item #: 35722
Griston Hotel Magees.
Beautiful colour work keith.
By "Griston", do you mean the building in question,. Malc, where the Ordnance Survey man is kneeling? Because the one behind it is The Millstone. Apologies if I've got mixed up....I'm not quite sure which building you are referring to.
I thought it was the nearer building that was being queried?
It IS the nearer building that is being queried, Strangeloop, but I don't recognise the name "Griston" which Malc mentioned , and I thought Malc had perhaps mis-read the name on the sign on the farther building.
I may have got it wrong, I thought the build next to where the gentleman is walking. Apologies.
According to the 1869 directory The Millstone is number 67 Wigan Lane and next door at 65 is John Robinson beer retailer.
A great example of a Victorian shop front, shame it’s all gone. For more examples here’s a link https://uk.pinterest.com/alannriley/victorian-shop-fronts/