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a good site

Does anyone remember Tom and Hilda Moss who ran the dancing school? I have a photo of Julie Scholfield, Lilian Price and me when we provided the cabaret interval at a dance.

Great site, I found the buriel place of my 2x Great Uncle, which is not what I was looking for, that was a bonus, I was looking for the coroners report on his death, his death certificate states he was killed when a large load of coal fell on him, age 23.
Keep up the great work,

Absolutley brilliant site, have recomended it to all at Genes Reunited. It has given me a whole understanding of how my relatives lived, and how they should'nt have!
Just a quick question does anyone know if
Ironmongers Lane,Gores Yard, Wigan.
is still there, it was on a map in 1933.
heres hoping.
Many thanks

I think this site is brilliant love looking at the photographs of wigan old and new

As Phillip Croston said in Woodville Terrace, in Douglas IOM, 1973...
Splendid...

Hello Kathleen, do you mean Anette Kay and Billy Arnold
Henry now living in Germany

FOR DAVE MARSH
THANKS FOR THAT DAVE, I REMEMBER NOW THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MIND, THAT IT WAS YATES STREET I SHOULD HAVE KNOW BECAUSE I WROTE LETTERS TO MAY BRADLEY WHO LIVED THERE FOR A LONG TIME
I NOW JUST HAVE TO TRACE THE FAMILY
MANY THANKS
ISABEL

i am looking for the name of a street can anybody help
if you went down miry lane past the platelayers pub and then past toppings the sweet shop on the same side as the sweet shop just a few yards down there was a little cu-de-sac opposite the crown pub
can anyone tell me the name of the street
i am trying to find a friend who lived there in the early 50's
i am just having so much fun with your site
ITS GREAT

I am looking for a friend named Annette (prob about 61 or 62 now) she lived on Mucklow Estates and was going with a guy named Billy he had a motorbike and his parents owned a pub at the top of the main street in Hindley there was a movie place there also anyone know them???? and can you tell me how I can add some pictures to the site? I think your site it great, in fact isnt Derek Evans who started this, if so he lived a few doors from me on Bolton Road, anyone remember Wendy Davis?? she lived across the street near my cousin Mavis.

HI
ITS ME AGAIN ISABEL, I JUST WONDERED IF ANY ONE HAS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRADLEY FAMILY
THEY LIVED IN A LITTLE STREET JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE CROWN PUB I CANT REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT(MY AUNT LIVED IN YORK STREET JUST AROUND THE CORNER) THEY HAD FOUR KIDS MAY,DOREEN,BILLY AND I THINK THE YOUNGEST WAS FRANK.
MAY AND I USED TO TAKE OUT BABIES TO MESNES
PARK THIS WAS A FAVORITE THING FOR LITTLE GIRLS TO DO IN THOSE DAYS,ALSO WE USED TO SIT ON THE STEPS OF THE CROWN PUB WITH LOADS OF OTHER KIDS.
MAY AND I USED TO GO OVER THE IRON BRIDGE TO THE PICTURES WHEN WE HAD THE MONEY. WE WROTE TO EACH OTHER FOR YEARS AND THEN WE LOST TOUCH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EMAIL HER TO CATCH UP ON OUR LIVES
ISABEL

I HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE I USED TO VISIT MY AUNT WHO LIVED IN YORK STREET FOR LONG, LONG HOLIDAYS IN THE 40'S 50'S AND 60'S I LOVED LOVED WIGAN BACK THEN AND IT HAS ALL BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO ME
I AM NOW THINKING OF COMING BACK FOR A VISIT TO SEE IF ANY OF THE OLD PLACE I KNEW AND LOVED IS STILL THERE

Came from downall green moved to billinge approx 45 yrs still go to downall green every sunday
Peter

my mother (Nee Fishburne b16 02 1908 Hindly) grew up around York Street I think. Where can I find maps of the area up to the end of 1950?? Thanks

Still lovong the site. Lost your email addie Uncle Dougie. If you have mine can you send me somehting, Thanks

Wigan looks lovely. A wonderful blend of old and new. Beautiful lush green countryside - as opposed to the desert we live in.

i think its a great site

what a brilliant website.i always love looking at old photos of wigan & the surrounding area (what a shame that twenty bridges is now in such a state of disrepair)
ill post some old railway photos as soon as i sort out my problematic old scanner

Very good website... Just moved here from the south. Love this place. Lots of history in this town. There is only this website has so much about Wigan on it. Will contribute some nice photos of Wigan soon.

cracking site,anything you need to know about wigan is here.pics are fantastic.