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great pic..what is the furniture shop called next door to the park...?,and does anyone know the buildings in the distance top left

I think the buildings to the left are Mesnes street. It brings it back seeing that pub used to meet a mate from school some Monday nights for a drink in there.

The furniture shop was Warburton's. I think the buildings top left are the flats - Bradshaigh House? - at the top of Standishgate, at the beginning of Wigan Lane.

Penningtons is the furniture shop.

Is that Scholes upside down houses in the background??

Fazackerleys Furniture Shop

"Correction" Warburtons..;o)

The furniture shop was Warburtons, and the buildings top left would probably be the houses on Newton Street at the top of where Wigan Lane now meets Central Park way.

that would be warburtons

The building in the top left corner is Haigh Hall. Only coddin,it is Bradshaigh House and Graysons Close WN1 2AW.

Haigh Hall and Warburtons

What a place that was! Must have been a cold day. Mrs Brown has lit the fire in the 'Billiards Room'. The building with the blue widows is St Johns RC primary school.

thanks to all

I was wrong Mick it is Warburtons

Mark - it looks like we've got two different Micks commenting on this photo.
I made the 3rd comment yesterday, and the 11th comment (made today) must be another Mick - it's not me insisting I'm right about Warburton's shop.

It was me who guessed at Haigh Hall and Warburtons

I worked at the Park Hotel from 1980 until it closed in 1985. Loved it there, so much that I think I would probably still be there if it hadn't closed!!!

CK - If I remember rightly, the Park closed on Friday 15th March, 1985. I took the day off work to have a last couple of pints of Bass in there.
The demolition of the Park Hotel must rate as one of the greatest acts of vandalism (among many) Wigan Council have committed.

Mick you are so right. Vandalism is the right word. And they never learn. Wigan would rival Chester if our 'caring' council would leave things alone. So many beautiful buildings of character have been lost forever.

If it had survived those council town planning vandals and hadn't been demolished, I suppose it would have ended up being completely gutted and stripped of all those characteristic rooms; and replaced with a one room plasticised interior, just like they did with the Market Hotel. Treasure your pleasant memories of The Park Hotel,at least no one can take them away.

Message for CK: We must know each other? I was in the Park at least 3 times a week. Especially in the afternoon with my father, or the evening with my mates.

To all. I originally thought, how could they take this from us. However, one of the last comments reigns supreme! If this building had of remained it would have become a 'plastic character', void of it's originality. So, we have never suffered that! Though, we have memories of what the Park was all about!

Cyril and Tony - True! Perhaps it's better remembering the Park as it was. Certainly better than seeing it become yet another plasticised lager emporium, which on reflection, is almost certainly what would have happened to it.

Does anyone remember the waitress. I think she lived in Marsh green. Then there was the man who cut the keys outside the market hall, Dick I think, he was a regular in the pub.

What happy joyful memories this evokes before the council terrorists demolished our loveley town Happy days indeed. By the way the waitress from Marsh GGreen is related to me and still alive and doing very well indeed

Just seen your reply. I used to stand near the bar and the waitress - I can't remember her name - used to chat to me.

Waitresses I remember were Anne, Janet, Carol. I also used to stand near the doorway, warming my bum on the radiator!

i remember meeting in here for Mike Davies's stag do when we played for Wigan Tech Rugby Club, we planned on having one beer and then doing a crawl round Wigan but because you could order beers by pressing a bell with waitress service and the beer was so good we only left when it was chucking out time - 11 o clock in them days