Wigan Album

Great photo, thanks for sharing.

According to the Ince Directory of 1925 the shop was located on Manchester Road between Careless Lane and Humphrey Street.

Entry reads:
No. 177 Manchester Rd - Crowley Charles Frederick, fruiterer and greengrocer

http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/ince5.php?opt=inced

This shop was next door to Lucas' Temperance Bar going towards the traffic lights

This is EXACTLY the type of photograph we want to see on the site. Not photos of, people's parents weddings, grandparents, works do's etc. Who is interested in looking at these photographs? They have no interest of relevance to people outside of the family or friends.

Agree ron...while the pics of families and outings mean something to the sender,not all folk want to see them. Nostalgia and the history of our town is what this section should be for. Brian, I know it may be extra work, but how about another section as far as pics go, one for the way we were and one misc??

Can't agree more with you Ron. My sentiments exactly.

A fantastic photograph - lets see more like this! Whilst family group photos from the 19th/early 20th centuries might be worth adding, nobody wants to see photos of Aunt Betty's wedding from the 1950s!

Dare I disagree with the boss and say how much I enjoy any subject on an old photo and I'm sure that the most mundane will be of great interest to future viewers.Wiganworld is creating a vast pictoral site of social history that doesn't begin or end at any point.

I adore these old photos. however, any Wigan activity belongs to our history no matter how mundane YOU may think it is.. to someone else, the dress, settings, and of course the people are all Wiganers and what we were all up to at various times in history , therefore, they are all important surely?

The common theme for any photograph on this site is surely Wigan. A photograph, as soon as it is taken, immediately becomes a historical document. The value or worth of it is a matter of conjecture and no amount of arguing will settle on its true worth. What is highly significant to one person will be meaningless to someone else. I agree this particular photograph is, in many respects, very fascinating but I think we must keep an open mind as to what is or possibly what is not of value. Live and let live.

Yes it is a beautiful nostalgic photo. I also enjoy looking at photos of peoples families, even if I don't know them!

I CANT UNDERSTAND ANYONE NOT INTERESTED IN ALL OLD PHOTOES I HAVE PUT MANY OF MY FAMILY ON ALBUM AND GOING OFF COMMENTS LOTS OF PEOPLE GET PLEASURE IN SEEING THEM AS I DO WITH ANYONES PICS.THIS IS WHAT THE SITE IS ABOUT.

Its simple, all old Photographs are interesting but not to everyone,if your not interested in a Particular Photograph,
dont click onto it. Please,lets keep all comments to ourselves.

Ron, Stuart and Brian... Wigan World can do without the control freaks of this world such as yourselves. Try as hard as a person might, they will NEVER please EVERYONE who visits this site. What pleasure does it give you to post such self-serving and insensitive comments? You most certainly DO NOT speak for everyone who visits WW!

Charles Frederick Crowley was my grandmother's uncle. He was born in Liverpool and his wife was Nancy Valentine. In the 1911 census they were living at 123 Manchester Road. They had 2 sons Valentine and Brandon.

this photo really exites me i love it,my early teenage years were spent hanging around the bar going into lances for anything from an ice lolly to a drink of hot oxo,vimto, bovril ,horliks, you name it he sold it ,wonderful but that aside i dont like the thought of some folk on here thinking that just what they like is acceptible, i loveeeeee aunty bettys wedding and sutch like ,please accept that other people have things they like as well, i love everything about WW and cant understand why some only like one subject its all interesting !!!!!

These are my Great great grandparents. was lovely to find this whilst doing my family tree. Their son Valentine was my Grandmothers Father