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Really great site, makes me want to come home. Takes me back to when I was a little girl looking at the street photographs. I even managed to find a link to the Uncle Joe's website and print off the song that I am gonna teach everyone. Thanks again :)

I was born in Wigan at 7 Boyswell lane, went to St Mary's school from 1945 to 1954. we lived with my grandmother and uncle / aunts thier name was Mc Nab our next door neihgbors where the Whittles.
Just to mention your Wigan words I remember a word we used to pretend to be a cowboy or some other hero (Roy Rogers maybe ) and it was "Cault"
Brian Foy

so sad dodson close stabbing sign outside house i live nearby.stop here santa.

its great its good to talk to your mates on the chat room

it is a great site, it actually made me a bit homesick even after beeing in australia for thirtyfour years.I used to live just outside Standish and I remember the construction of the M6 motorway. Lots of love to all you Wiganers out there!
Liz Kearvell (nee Hayes)

i love wigan world because there isa everything to do !!!!!!!!

A wonderful site! Crammed with fascinating information, past and present, lots of variety and marvelous photos.
As my father's side of the family all came from the Wigan area, I was searching for Ranicar and Aspinall relatives and came across this site while surfing. Was delighted to find a photo of my great-grandfather's store, 'Ranicar & Son'. Continued good luck to all connected with this exceptional site! I shall be a frequent visitor!
Very best wishes, Christine

like to know any information on my grandfather,William Highton of scholes, had the butchers shop in scholes in the 1930-1940

I am trying to search for information relating to my grandmother,Emma Louise King, a school teacher,from I think, Pemberton, who married a Thomas Powell around 1900.
Any info would be most welcome. Thanks !!

would like to hear from anybody who remembers me. Born in hindley went to mornington road school, worked in Blutos and Jet Set Travel

i used to live at wigan rd bryn next door to pup red lion with car yard at the back

Wonderful Wigan site. Have been to Wigan a few times years ago, looks like big changes!

What a superb site! Saw the old Park Hotel-brought back many memories. Did vocals in a Blues &Soul band back in the 60's called The Hurgs. Used to play Room @ theTop regularly. Called in Park during our break. 2nd. half was always better! Anyone remember Bluesville in Scholes?

The photo posted by P Confrey in the assorted photo album of a young soldier is indeed Frank Calderbank. He is my Grandfather, still very much alive and living in Westhoughton and is 81 in February.

This is a good Web Site for me to keep up with what is happening in the place I was born 51 years ago. I still have family living in that area and in north Wales and I call them often, but the connection to Wigan is strengthened even more by getting to use this web site. I went to school in the 1960s at St. Johns and St. John's Fischer School for Boys on Baytree Road. My mother's name was Maureen and my father's name was Gordon. They are both deceased. I had a twin brother named Steve who attended those schools with me. He died in 1999. I also have a younger sister named Rosanne who went there as well. I have a younger brother named John who attended the Sacred Heart School on Springfield Street. I would like to hear from anyone who attended those schools during the same time period. Keep up the good work in maintaining this web site. It is a little piece of home for me - I hope to be able to come back soon to show my wife what Wigan is like today.

I'ts a really good website to make new friends and get to now people around the globe. Cos i live in my grandfathers shed.

to bernard greaves i am related to some lenegans they live in swinley in wigan my auntie jeans maiden name was lenegan she has 2 brothers david and thomas david is in the fire brigade and thomas lives in scotland he is a school teacher there parents are still alive they must be in there 70,s i believe there names are tommy and alma hope this helps.

What a superb site! Brought back all my childhood memories. Wish I still lived in my "home".

To Nancy Skoda (Lenegan) -on the message pages. I am currently tracing a Lenegan family who left Wigan in 1907/8 for New York and then in 1910 to Chicago. Alice Mary (May) and Jack
Contact me if you think it a lead

great site, found it whilst trying to trace family tree william fairhurst grocer and agent in haigh rd married to helen ? children maud, bertha, hannah and edith. also joseph john gibson father of thomas, lilly, dolly, maud, 3 other sisters including jenny grandmother of limahl.
any info would be gratefully accepted as i have come to a standstill. fab site worth looking at.