History of Wigan   (Help with ancient and recent history.)

Thanks Ianp for your info on this,
My dad was born in 1923. I believe there were some remaining buildings around that time; they are certainly shown on the old maps, particularly to the east side of the river and up towards bottling wood. I can see reference made to the Hermitage building. Maybe my dad witnessed the remaining buildings but was told of the many down there by my granddad who lived nearby. Yes, I have seen photos too, particularly one house destroyed by an explosion (maybe gas?).
It is sad that general landscaping and tree planting was carried out there from the seventies and probably removed the last traces of a bygone era. I agree that if there was a pub down there it could have been not much more than a tiny terraced house; with a mill down there and a farm it is likely that people wanted refreshment after work… and Wigan had an abundance of pubs, some streets with several pubs. Lots were demolished in the 70s when Scholes, Wallgate and parts of Poolstock areas were redeveloped (I was working on the landscaping there back then).
I agree with your location of the Green Man; yes, it appears to be the location that you describe, just to the side of the existing Jimmy Collins’ buildings – the space now Bradshaigh House flats, I think built in the sixties?
My dad narrated lots of local history to me when I was young – unless written down it is easy for the mind to confuse events from our childhood, especially as we get older (I’m now 70).
Thank you for your time to put some perspective to my enquiry; it is greatly appreciated.