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Great site. I would love to hear from anyone who has memories of the original Wigan Folk Club at the Park Hotel.

A great website. Would like more information and pictures about Orrell. Can anyone tell me whereabouts Winstanley Hall is? Keep up the good work.

I was very pleased to be able to 'view' Wigan and found it very interesting, as I have never visited. My gt. grandfather worked at Pepper Mill Foundry..supposed to have cast the tenor bell for Rheims Cathedral.
WELL DONE WIGAN at Murrayfield on Saturday, my son and daughter went and supported the team.

Great site, I spent a happy hour back in my home town of Wigan. Didn't know how much I missed the place!

Brilliant site full of interesting information including family pics. Nice to see how they're going to spoil the next bit of our heritage with the Grand Arcade!
Both born and bred in Wigan and missing it already, brings back warm memories.

My grandparents came from Wigan and Standish..was interested in finding info on the area...my grandfather was Richard Gaskell and my grandmother Mary Lowe..they sailed to the US in 1905 and settled in
Wyoming..would love to hear from any family

This is a great site,love to see some old Photos of the casino not when it was the all nighter and a photo of the commercial inn

GREAT!
Look in the R.Oak, Wigan Lane, for some excellent photo's of 50/60s Rugby Teams

very interesting,spent a good hour ont site

Hello,
Family and Friends. Left Wigan in 1982 but my heart is still there, will visit in July/02 AGAIN!!!!. Great website - always check in when i am homesick. Can't wait for Chips and mushy peas....and Corrie with our Ang XXX

fantastic website,keep up the good work!
as manager of the old pear tree on frog lane,would like to here from anyone knowing some history of the pub.or maybe photos.
p.s thanks for the great pic.in the pubs gallery

Great site. This is the only site that explains Wigan in detail that I have found. How about some pictures showing our beloved Wigan rugby team, and not so beloved Wigan Athletic football team? Please???

Excellent site, great to see the old photos too.

Moved to Pembroke Oct 1999, miss the place and thought I would show the Welsh why I keep talking about home all the time.
They did take the mick out of the Pier though.

Nice site, however I must take issue with you about the photograph "Hindley - Looking up Market Street c 1930" It appears to me from the late 1950's or early 60's as there are no tramlines or overhead wires, the streetlights appear to be sodium types and the light coloured car appears to be a Ford Popular or Prefect introduced about 1959

Its a great site, brought back some memories of my mining days.
thanks

I've just looked at the clock, I've been here for nearly 2 hours!!A belter of a site, I've spent ages just looking at the photos. It's a shame about the forum but I guess there are idiots everywhere! If anyone has any info on the Ormandy family name Please feel free to mail me.

Thanks for including the pics of Ashton-In-Makerfield, at my request.
Originally from Downall Green, North Ashton, and used to live in the Blue Bell Inn pub there. A warm hello to all my old friends around Wigan, from here in Indonesia.
Keep up the good work, excellent web site, log on weekly to see who's in court ???

First visit to the site today, very impressed
Left Orrell twelve years ago now living in Calgary Canada. Enjoyed the news comments.

My great-grandparents (Bartons and Browns) came across at the turn of the century to mine coal here. My Great-Aunt Maudie lived to be 101 and told me stories about Wigan when I was a child. I hope to visit in the future - perhaps at the 100 year mark of my family's emmigration. I have saved this site to my favorite places! Thank you for the glimpse.