Photos of Wigan
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Old map of Charnock Richard to accompany P-a-D for 23 March 2022
Photo: Rev David Long
Photo: Rev David Long
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Item #: 33612
Item #: 33612
Shows where the mile post used to be - and the location of its present site at Lane Ends.
Ron Hunt posted a pic of the mile post in 2011 (see 17845) - the comments then reported both its loss, and its recovery in 2012. I had imagined that, when it was taken, it was from its original site, and would simply have been standing in the soil at the roadside , making it relatively easy to uproot and take away - but Ron's pic shows it was even more deeply embedded in concrete than it is now.
Ron Hunt posted a pic of the mile post in 2011 (see 17845) - the comments then reported both its loss, and its recovery in 2012. I had imagined that, when it was taken, it was from its original site, and would simply have been standing in the soil at the roadside , making it relatively easy to uproot and take away - but Ron's pic shows it was even more deeply embedded in concrete than it is now.
Comment by: Helen of Troy on 24th March 2022 at 07:21
I see Yew Tree Farm on the map, the 3 maiden aunts Polly, Sarah & Annie must have lived somewhere by the farm.
Comment by: Bill Aldridge on 10th April 2022 at 13:04
It seems it had been moved before - the 1893 OS map shows it directly in front of Yew Tree Farm whereas by 1910 it's shown 120 odd metres further up the road.
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