Wigan Album

I remember when Ince Station was like that. There was a ticket office where my Dad bought our little cardboard tickets to take us to Southport on the steam train, and there was a little waiting room with worn leather seats and a fire set in a small grate which remained unlit during the Summer. I never saw it lit but it must have been very cosy.

Looking further into the posting of the uncropped version of this image (Item 5435) posted by Karen White in 2008, and identifying it as being taken in 1956, one of the Comments (by Johnnyseven) pointed out that there is a tower in view to the right of the station building, off Darlington Street. He stated that the large white lettering written on it said "Waste Paper Manufacturer". In 2012 brian added a Comment that it was known as 'Dr Whites'.
On a more recent discussion on the architect of the new Pendlebury's building, John White Tate, there was mention of the business his grandfather, John White, was in off Darlington Street - 'Cotton Waste Manufacturer'. I'm surmising that Johnnyseven may have mis-remembered the words painted on the tower - and that the building was John White's.
BTW - the time on the station clock is the same in this image as it is on the one posted in 2008 - hence my conclusion that this is a cropped version of that.

It looks very similar to how Wallgate Station looked in the past. Most stations were alike then.

Rev. Long, Oh No! not Darlington Street again!!!!!!!!!
A building with Whites on it seems to ring a bell, for some reason I picture it in the vicinity of the CWS (Glass Works??) near the railway bridge at Spring View opposite the Cricket Club. I'm probably totally wrong but thought to throw this in?
Maybe there is a Post Card somewhere!!!!!!!!

John Whites was also a sewing place as well in the sixties. Candlewick bedspreads were made there. Actually sewing them produced quite a bit of ‘fluff’. We used to have to brush ourselves down before going home. It wasn’t as bad as working in the mill but a fair amount got on your clothes and hair, especially with lacquer in your hair to start with.

Where did the line go to the far left.?