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I served my time as a plater at newtown boiler co Fabricating press vessels and heat exchangers a job that iam still doing.

Love it, can't believe there used to be rows of terrace houses where we live now....

Hello Roy,I know a Gerard Lanyon and his parents Ruth and Norman used to live next door to my parents in Beech Hill.

I LIVED AT 144 SHERWOOD DRIVE PEMBERTON LEFT IN1958 AGED 10 WENT TO DONCASTER ,NEIGHBOUS TRAVIS ,AND GOULDINGS ,MY MOTHER WAS A CASSON MY RELATIONS IN WIGAN ARE MCNAMARA ,CASSON AND LANYON ,MY DAD WAS FORMAN SCAFFOLDER WHEN THEYSTARTED TO BUILD HEINZ FACTORY ,I SEEM TO REMEMBER THE RED ASH TIP , AND A PLACE CALLED THE FLASH ?OR WAS IT CALLED HARRYORTANS ?ONLY 2 CHILDHOOD NAMES GERALD GLOVER SCHOO MATE ,AND A GIRL FROM GRABTREE ROAD ?KATHLEEN PORTER THISIS MY SECOND GO AT THIS TRIED LAST YEAR HOPE SOMEONE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING ,THANK YU ROY .

Hi jim if you are reading this when did you last see Margaret Hodson and James her son. As I'am trying to put a family history together,your help would be much appreciated.

Help with info regarding the bush fires in Oz, Tasmania. I have an elderly friend, who is most concerned about family members who live in New Norfolk, Tasmania.He would appreciate any info if this area has been affected. Thanks to anyone down under who can help.

Gavin, take an asprin & get intobed

A wonderful place to be when I am 13000 miles from Wigan!!!
What a great bunch of people you are!!!
Thankyou!!!!

Gerard Hilton, why have you put you're in Downall Green when you're not?

Have a good Christmas and New-Year'To the Caunce family and the Parr family' also M Mathews.

Thank you Barbara..and the same to you,god bless..have a lovely time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL WIGAN WORLD USERS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR


THANK YOU WIGAN WORLD.

Get in touch with wigan histroy shop it as a record of pub landlord the railway hotel will be in it.

There is a photo of Ormkirk Rd,Pemberton in the Wigan photo gallary on the corner of Brindley st and Ormskirk rd. The 1st home on the left is it 555 Ormskirk Rd.,Pemberton

I think it is but unsure also the year of the photo is not known

does any one know

Thank you
William

I served in the Pay Corps with a friend named Alan Mcloughlin, he lived in Platt Bridge Wigan, and was very active in the Boys Brigade. he would now be 77 years old !
his favourite expression was "where there's muck there's money" does anyone know where
to find Him ?

William... have you gone to the General thread in the Communicate section.. there are people on there that have helped others, I'm sure someone would be able to help you

Hello Wigan,

I'm looking for the history and people who owned and ran the RAILWAY PUB on 273 Billinge rd.,Wigan from 1880's to 1925

any help
pls. contact

Thank you
William

William your'e more than welcome,I wish you luck.

Thank you,

Maureen Andrews for checking on the Railway Inn for me

Tony Stewart, Is your mum Brenda Fayle,? if so ask her does she remember me,