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Wigan North Western station film in the 1950s
Found this short video on youtube said to have been taken at Wigan North Western station i...
ashtonman01 1 521 12th Jan 2024, 17:06
gaffer
Armoury Bank Motor Works, Ashton
Anyone know anything about Armoury Bank Motor Works in Ashton (which was behind Ashton Vie...
ashtonman01 6 541 12th Jan 2024, 14:01
ashtonman01
Haydock Park & Ashton-in-Makerfield station
Came across this cinefilm footage showing Haydock Park station and also Ashton-in-Makerfie...
ashtonman01 43 2,812 22nd Dec 2023, 18:04
ena malcup
Springfield road butchers
I walk down Springfield road quite regularly and see the remains of an old shop front inbe...
TheEternalShore 5 802 22nd Dec 2023, 15:21
gaffer
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 24
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bambam 297 5,187 12th Dec 2023, 20:31
bambam
PREVIOUS BUILD IN PEMBERTON?
I was in Pemberton at the week-end and was looking at a building which is now a pub called...
GOLDEN BEAR 13 1,484 6th Dec 2023, 17:43
Tommy Two Stroke
Billinge walking day 1988
Came across this video on youtube of Billinge walking day from 1988. Must be some rare foo...
ashtonman01 - 356 23rd Nov 2023, 10:22
ashtonman01
Lost
Can anyone tell me where Meeks house is please I got a letter from the NHS asking me to go...
bentlegs 17 1,448 13th Nov 2023, 21:04
ena malcup
Wigan
Came across a site today called when we were young, memories of life in Wigan during the 5...
linma 30 2,161 29th Oct 2023, 09:10
ianp.
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 23
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bambam 253 6,672 21st Oct 2023, 12:05
bambam
Walkdens
I believe this business was some form of building supply and services company, where on co...
david dunlop 5 611 1st Oct 2023, 15:57
JR
Trains
Do we need the H S 2, well I don't think we do, aii this money to save a few minuets on a ...
bentlegs 9 518 28th Sep 2023, 13:09
riocaroni
Wigan North Western Station
Was there ever an entrance to Wigan North Western Station from Queen St, I was told The Ki...
cindy 5 813 20th Sep 2023, 20:05
bentlegs
The Pear Tree
Can anyone provide any history for The Pear Tree at the corner of Frog Lane and Spring Gar...
retiredssr 1 574 29th Aug 2023, 23:58
whups
Ashton Jubilee Club
My Nan and grandad had this for a while, anybody know anything?
JakeDawber23 7 876 27th Aug 2023, 00:38
JakeDawber23
RELATIONS OF JOHN ROBERT DAVIES?
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GOLDEN BEAR 1 416 7th Aug 2023, 16:25
GOLDEN BEAR
rainford house
Does anyone know the history of rainford house. Winstanley.?my winstanley and richardson ...
christine marsden 54 6,928 5th Aug 2023, 20:59
Scarce61
Jellied eel’s
My dad told me him and my grandad used to catch eels, cook them and take them to the labou...
JakeDawber23 7 919 5th Aug 2023, 17:24
JR
Ackhurst Cottage Orrell
Just found some ancestors on the 1921 Census. Living in Ackhurst Cottage Orrell. I’ve ...
daviessb 8 904 27th Jul 2023, 20:55
daviessb
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 22
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bambam 175 6,279 10th Jul 2023, 09:55
PeterP
St Anne's (Lytham)
Just returned from a weekend soiree with four other couples...stayed at the Travelodge in ...
Billinge Biker 9 1,046 20th May 2023, 14:53
JR
CHESHIRE HOLE HOUSE PLATT LANE
This address appeared on the 1939 Register and the Perrins family were living there. Does ...
Hunnibun 5 590 14th May 2023, 21:00
Hunnibun
Wigan Places in 60s
Just a few comments about some of the places and people around in 60s Wigan. As a teenager...
ince1649 1 1,439 11th May 2023, 09:39
jacks
The old stocks in Pemberton
When KFC, despite the public outrage, the old stocks were moved to the back of the buildin...
jilly 53 2,019 18th Apr 2023, 18:34
JR
Teck st Scholes
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lanky11 4 936 16th Apr 2023, 03:08
lanky11
Wigan
Been to Wigan today, not been for four months. The plus side, the weather was beautiful, ...
linma 22 1,439 3rd Apr 2023, 21:53
tonker