Pooles tearoom to re-open

Early next year

Erm.....was it in between the railway and the Victoria Public houses, Hindleyite?

Tower Buldings.

You can't bring the old traditional place back.

And certainly not with those modern pies.

Weak tay and crap pies.

Not like the Silver Service customers got in days long gone.

Ah-Tower buildings

i thought it was where the wigan tourism shop is now

Hang on.

I thought you were a supporter of thoes pies, Mester?

Or was that only when uncle Dave had a finger in them?

or his finger somewhere

their meat meat pies were lovely before whelan geet involved!

Lasting memory of that place, besides the great pies and marble tables, is an earthware jar holding a bog brush in the gents (upstairs).

Edit.

Not Earthware

Stoneware

Wasn't this the old shop (photo on the right):



Pooles' Cafe (a photo on WW Album, taken about 20 years ago)

I think the tourist info centre was moving to the Life Centre, Kellysdad.

i doubt if its going to get people flocking into wigan

Always opened early for us to fuel up before the first train to Wembley on Challenge Cup final day.

Yes and closed early when Latics played at home.

But you could still get the pies at the ground, Mester.

Oh yes!

the pies were delicious not the same after whelan took over i wonder who has the recipe they were baked on the premises i wish i could bake them as good

the original recipe for pies is needed before it opens. pooles pies are not the pooles pies the old wiganers know

I hope they do something with the fronts of those buildings in that part of Wallgate.

I worked there until it's closure. I very much doubt they will recreate the atmosphere but I wish them well.

Going to Pooles for dinner on Saturday, steak pie, mushy peas, barm cake and a custard slice. Bootiful.

they'll need to give it a good clean-up
and jathbee's right - it wont be anything like the original.

I used to enjoy Winstanley's in Hindley in the early seventies. Their pies, peys and gravy were groovy. They used to do catering too if I remember right.

Will there be two versions of Pooles pies if Pooles opens up again? If you get my drift. Will they be selling the same Pooles pies which are available in Asda, jjb stadium etc or will they be different pies? I'm confused

let's hope they are different.

So do I, I-spy. You need a jackhammer to get through the crust on the present pooles pies. I must admit though, I think the innards of the pie is pretty good.

So do I, I-spy. You need a jackhammer to get through the crust on the present pooles pies. I must admit though, I think the innards of the pie is pretty good.

Its just a marketing ploy by the new partners in the business. It wont even be run by pooles they will just supply the pies

If they are the same present day pies, I wont be venturing in!

If they are the same present day pies, I wont be venturing in!

Ey up Granada Two Times you ok old chum?

When Whelan took over Poole's pies the first think he did was to sack the old suppliers , in particular the fat supplier, this changed the pies forever. Poole's pies would never be the same again.

Whelan's projects always end in tears but leave him in clover.

I'm ok Bennie. Just this dam computer! I think the gremlins have got involved again!

they where damn fine pies,i'm salavating already.whelans pies gave me shocking heartburn amongst other things.

Hey baker boy are u a real baker?

amatuer only i'm afraid,though my pies are a lot better than mr whelans offerings

Have you ever worked in a bakers or have knowledge about how a commercial bakers operates?

we used to go in there for a pie before catching the train back to Plymouth. happy memories

There was a Poole's in Standishgate, opposite Marks and Spencer, wasn't there. It had an upstairs room, like the Wallgate branch.

Or am I dreaming?

Great link Mac(Tower Buildings). What a shame they are in a bad way, why can't the upper floors be turned into accommodation seeing as we are said to be short of it. We would not need to build new houses. Sorry to stray from the thread.

AntD

The Standishgate shop/s get mentioned Here

Hear hear, Scoop...

An picture

The secret of Pooles' pies was that they used hot water pastry, and I have that recipe.

Idiot Whelan wouldn't have a clue, so Pooles' pies will never be the same again. You had to drink the meat pies before you could eat them.

@mollie m

Could you contact me? Its really important. Contact Brian for my email address

I have already spoken to former owners including Tom Nicholson who unfortunately died this year.