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Market Square
Market Square
Photo: Veronica B
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Item #: 34944
One for the lorry men

Comment by: Gordon Ion on 15th March 2024 at 08:28

Hope St. Congregational Church opposite the bus station with the Moss School of Dancing further left, run by Tommy and Hilda Moss whose daughter Jennifer was a Coronation St. star

Comment by: Ray on 15th March 2024 at 08:30

An interesting picture Veronica. I am an ex Lorry man from the age
of 21 till 71. The 3 vehicles in this picture are a Bedford, a Commer,
and an NCB milk float. The car near the people in the bus Queue is
an Austin.

Comment by: Veronica on 15th March 2024 at 08:51

Once a lorry driver always a lorry driver Ray.
It’s a kind of vocation!!!
A hard job when you think about it…

Comment by: Irene Roberts on 15th March 2024 at 09:35

Gordon, Tommy and Hilda Moss of the dancing school were brother and sister, not husband and wife. Jennifer Moss's parents were Reg and Dora Moss from Wigan Lane.

Comment by: Pw on 15th March 2024 at 11:40

Sometimes we used to catch the 59 Bolton bus from the far side to Hindley.I wonder if all those folk are waiting for a dedicated works bus.It was a nice feeling in this area and used to go to the Savoy chip pie when at Wigan tech.

Comment by: Gordon Ion on 15th March 2024 at 13:52

Thanks for putting me right Irene. I was under a misapprehension.

Comment by: Colin Traynor on 16th March 2024 at 08:47

I love to any pictures of Hope Street Congregation Church, it was a very imposing building to rival The Queens Hall. Would be good to see any pictures of the interior.
What a loss!

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