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Miller’s Auto Services
Miller’s Auto Services
Photo: Veronica
Views: 1,547
Item #: 34229
Not sure if this was at the bottom of Scholes

Comment by: Veronica on 2nd February 2023 at 16:54

I have been informed it was in Ince.

Comment by: Ray on 2nd February 2023 at 17:05

Great picture Veronica. The car on the left looks like a Renault Dauphine,
The next one is a Wolseley 1500, then a Standard 10, then a Rover.
The Wolseley and the Rover have Lancashire number plates, and the
Standard has a Wigan number plate.

Comment by: irene roberts on 2nd February 2023 at 17:12

This is in Higher Ince about halfway between Ince Bar and Ince Park. The building is still there.

Comment by: Veronica on 2nd February 2023 at 17:20

Thank you Irene.
Ray I posted it for the boys.

Comment by: Colin Harlow on 2nd February 2023 at 18:09

The building is still there, next to Westwood van hire, and is currently Cresta Motor spares, 258 Manchester road, Ince.

Comment by: Hindley man on 2nd February 2023 at 21:42

Is ince bar a pub

Comment by: James Hanson on 2nd February 2023 at 23:01

It's next to "Just Vans", next but one to Westwood Motors.

Comment by: The van man on 3rd February 2023 at 09:53

Where westwood van sales are, to the right of it.

Comment by: Arthur on 3rd February 2023 at 10:05

Thanks for the location Colin, I know exactly where it is now.

Comment by: Alan on 3rd February 2023 at 16:09

next door to Westwood van sales.

Comment by: DerekB on 3rd February 2023 at 18:50

Would this be the same Millers who sold motor bikes, originally from a showroom just before Scholes bridge and after that, moved to a showroom on the corner of Scholes and the street just before Scholes picture house going towards Greenough St?

Comment by: irene roberts on 3rd February 2023 at 19:34

Apparently so, DerekB, and there has been a lot of controversy both on Wigan World and on facebook about it, as the Scholes premises was apparently very much like the Ince one. It was the same company so their shop frontage was probably very similar in both places, as are McDonald's, Boots etc, but the above photo is definitely Higher Ince.

Comment by: Alan from Hindley on 3rd February 2023 at 20:12

No not the same Millers.
S. Miller motorcycle at Scholes before they moved to the saddle at Newtown, and in Greenough Street was Sam Melling cycles and mopeds.

Comment by: Harry on 3rd February 2023 at 20:17

Before Millers car dealer (above) this building was used by Daniels car sales, they sold one or two American cars.

Comment by: Chris on 3rd February 2023 at 20:41

I remember Sam Melling cycle shop in Greenough Street, not Millers though.
The only Millers I know of is Millers of Wigan, at the Saddle and they also had another motocycle shop in Chorley. But that's not to say Millers weren't at Scholes.

Comment by: Sandra on 3rd February 2023 at 20:47

Item number 19715 is very interesting.

Comment by: mr t lowery lowery on 28th March 2023 at 11:30

i worked at millers motorcycle shop in chorley around 1961.sold the wrong chain to a guy he came back covered in grease threatening to knock my lights out.

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