Wigan Album
Ince
8 CommentsPhoto: irene roberts nee griffiths
Item #: 11297
What a brilliant photo - so many landmarks !!.
The house where me my brothers and sister was born (and our Dad) at the corner of Patricroft Road, Double Seven Youth Club, and St Williams Catholic Club.
Along Ince Green Lane, Ernie's Chippy Jimmy Eccelstons Grocers Shop and Lauderette (now Brian's Chippy).
Do you have anymore Irene ?.
Hi, John, just about to put another one on of the "new" Ince Central; thanks for your comment.
Like John says I was born in the house on the corner of Ince Green Lane and Patricroft Road and my next home when I married in 1961 was in the row down from St Williams Church, only 16 houses away from my birth place.Wonderful memories.
Thanks Irene.
Hi, Evelyn, and thanks for your comment. We used to play top and whip in the row next to St. Williams because the flags were wide outside the first few houses opposite the co-op. Glad the pic brought back memories.
Great photos, Irene, thank you for sharing them. I can see Mr. Rose's classroom and Mrs. Maloney's next to it. At the back of those, Mrs. Grimshaw's the dinner lady's house would have stood. Thank you so much for the memories, funny how you get the smell and taste of places coming back after seeing a photo.
Hi, Joseph, thanks for your comment. I lived in Mrs. Grimshaw's row.Our house was the last one, next to the school.Some people think it wrong to keep harping back to the past, but I once read in an article on nostalgia: "To refuse the backward glance would be to have lived for nothing". I think a lot of Wigan World fans would agree!
I went to St Williams as a boy and It always struck me as odd that we played rugby not on the rugby field adjacent to St Williams club (pictured) but we had to walk to the FORGE field about half a mile away
does anybody hae a picture of raven st and farmer st please i would be so gratefuljim