Wigan Album

You mean before it was modernised.... It's been there for over 100years.

I agree with Ron. By the look of the bus and cars this was probably taken in the 50's. The entrance to the station was tucked back on the right. I used to love going trainspotting there in the 50's.Lovely picture though.

Thanks again for the picture, Brenda. Does anyone remember the saddlery on the left as you went into the staion? Was it Robinsons?

The Enquiry Office and the Station Master's Office, this side were part of the original 1831 staion buildinds which originally was a terminus from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway from Parkside/Lowton Junctions.....Later a station extension was made which carried the railway over the road and on to Preston. ie where the photograph was taken from..

Fred, it was Robinson's at the back of Addison's outdoor licence, remember going for a day out in the early 70s and the old station was being demolished then.

Heavens above, the two top storeys of that building on the right, Addison Chambers is where my career as a photographer began. That was the home of McConnell News Service, a partnership between reporter Tom McConnell and photographer Alan Hebditch. When the partnership split up it became Wigan News Service, of course by ten I had long since left and set up my own studio in Newtown. Great nostalgic image for me thanks for sharing.

The Sadlery was Robinson's yes and behind that was Pemberton Coal & Cannal Co., managed by Fred Smith, it was a loading yard for coal dealers wherrail cars full lump coal, nutty slack and Cannal were loaded. I used to go there as a schoolboy with my dad who was a coal merchant.

When they demolished the building on the lower right they covered the cellars over... and as I type this they have partially collapsed needing to be fenced off for safety.