Wigan Album

It looks old enough to have been in situ when Bonnie Prince Charlie graced Wigan with his presence. It’s seen better days I wonder when it was actually built. It looks like there’s a piece of wood holding part of the roof up. A great photo to see,. It must have been on the left side going up Millgate.

Charles recalleth his grand entrance into Wigan toon und gooin in thru gate int sarf wall. A styff norwester wer ablowin that day und the ruddy fither in ma bonnet what Brampton had plucked frum a barnyard cocks tayl kepton gerrin in ma mouth, ey und nay matter which way I flick't ma heid I wuzzallus spittin fither bits awt hen muck an aw. Ey I ad' er cuppa tay und a jannock in yon hoose, und afterwards ay did ma camp posin on yon top step wimma limp wrist und t'embroidert hankie inma hand wavin ert aw peasants, un seyin dontha believe yon mon wi roond heid, as he is ony a pretencing, und norra bit like mi senn. Betwixt thee und misenn if truth betelled, I wus ony ere fert beer. Likus ower theer ert yon Woolpack, ere ye tek two groats und gerrus aw four flagons er McKewans four gelled meyt pies, oh und four bags cheyse und unyun.

Great picture Keith

Great photo Keith. You've really brought that lovely old building to life. Can anyone else see the faces of a boy and a dog in the lower left hand window or are my eyes playing tricks. I've just compared it to the black and white photo and I can see them there as well but not so clearly.

Meg,I can see it but I guess we’ll never know who they were.

A packet house was where the packet boat stopped and went from. The packet boat took mail and parcels, and sometimes passengers.