Photo-a-Day  (Thursday, 19th January, 2012)

I've really enjoyed the last 2 days photos, it's good to see more of Wigan and if you don't mind me saying so less birds. Thank you

It's the Wiend. Why can't people hget this right?

It could be Paris.

I wonder why that doorway is arched shaped maybe it was used to keep something big in.

Great images of Wigan Andrew. Would like to see more please. Do you put any of your work online? I am a raw beginner at photography and am really enjoying seeing all the great photos on this site.

It's get. Why can't people get this right?

Have to agree with David - Lets see more of Wigan and less birds - great photos last 2 days

I agree with David,more pictures of Wigan please.

Great photo.I would like more please.Thanks.

David, Red Stripe and John it would help if you got snapping.

I also agree with David - more Wigan and Wiganers photos and far fewer birds please.

Nice one, the building next to the arched one was Alf Tickles Aladdins cave, I bought loads of things from there in my model making days

Your style is refreshing, good photography.

Yes, this area is developing into a very pleasant part of the town centre. Whoever thought that Wigan would have a Piazza? I'm looking forward to the Wigan Food and Drink Festival in March. Gallimore's is having a French night during the Festival.
Piazzas and French nights in Wigan!!! Can it get better than that?

Mick, there used to be stables through the arched doorway as there was hay racks on the wall at one time.

dont know about the table and chairs outside it looks freezing,but another good pic andrew

abraham guest, anybody got a class photo of 4b 1962 nice photo by the way/

Mr Gallimore should be right pleased with your photo,Andrew.Always enjoyed the food there but a little to crowded at lunch time.I have mentioned this many times;there is a secondary cellar under The Wiend from the shop on the right and a large tunnel going down The Wiend from that cellar.I believe Ince Forge once had a metal dept.to the left of Gallimores.

Great photo. What an improvement to the Wiend, best it's looked in years.

Hi Janice,
Thanks for your comments-much appreciated. I'm sure Brian wouldn't mind me pointing out Dave 'Oy' Green's site Shutternutters. Dave has contributed loads of fantastic images on here and the Shutternutters forum is a very supportive place to post your images and get great advice. My pseudonym on there is 'Tallis': I look forward to seeing some of your work!

bland pic it does nowt for me lets av more wild life pics. love the one with the baby deer on late last year. some good meat came from that hmmmmmmmm

Sorry Mick, I'm in Australia so any pics I take wouldn't be any good for Wigan World. But I really appreciate the Wigan photos, home will always be Wigan

Another great photo, would love to be sitting out there drinking coffee, I'll make it a point of doing so in May when I come over to Wigan.

Great photo,certainly changed a lot since the 50`s.!!!I remember walking through there ..but can`t remember where I came out !!Where did it lead too?!

It leads to Market Place, right opposite th'underground lavvis

thankyou David O.Not sure I really wanted so much info though !!

Love the muted tones on this one - nice shot! And thanks for the plug mate :)

Like the photo and agree with a lot of the others - too many birds.

Great photo brings back memories, the fish and chips there are great.

I am in Austrailia but check Wigan World every day or so. I also agree that there should be more photos of Wigan and not birds. Hope Brian gets the nessage or is he short of photos from us. Just to say it is 34 degrees here and wall to wall sunshine but would give anything for a pint of boddies and a pie

I think there was a printers in The Wiend years ago, I can remember going there with my Grandfather...anyone know the firm's name or anything about them ? Also can anyone tell me where the original Observer offices were ?

Was the printer Sidebothams? I think they owned Kilhey Court before it was changed into a hotel. Lovely building. Tony Haslam - I agree about the birds too many, there is another one there today.

helen the observer offices were at rowbottom square,just behind the ravon pub on wallgate,if you want some info on the wigan observer ask colin harlow,hes a regular on wigan world he would be most interested to here from you i am sure

It would be nice o see photos of silcocks fair when it came to montrose avenue years ago

wcml, thanks for that information on the Observer. My Grandfather wrote articles for a mining magazine & I believe, the Observer back in the 50's so I'm just interested to find out what I can. I never knew that he also wrote text books on mining till I found some on the internet..what you don't know about your family !

Never mind Montrose Avenue, has anyone got photos of when the fair was on the Market Square.

The shop on the right was Tom Whalley 's first pet shop, before he moved to the corner of the Weind and Millgate. On the right the shop next to the archway was Tickle's craft shop, raffia, plaster of paris , rubber moulds, children would buy the moulds, and make ornaments and paint them in gaudy colours. The shop was always a mishmash, but Mr., Tickle could find anything he was a gentleman, nothing to much troubleFurther down there was a gents., outfitters Harry
Jones,you could get made to measure shirt ( how posh is that) . On the same side there
a barbers Russ Lyon.Unusually for a town centre there was an engineering works Naylors, on the opposite side to Ezra Sidebotham printers. I went though the Weind every day on my way to work at Lowe's, Market Place.

My great grandfather was called samuel? willan and he owned the barbers shop in the wiend in the early 1900.s. Are any of his descendants reading this on wigan world?

Ezra Sidebotham & Co, I used to run tame there as a child and still remember the smell: hot lead and paper.
Alf Tickle's shop had lampshade frames hanging from the ceiling, bulb fibre, embroidery thread, marquetry veneers...
and my mother used to have her hair done at Ada Banister's salon which was upstairs on the right about halfway towards Market Place - nearly sixty years ago, thanks for bringing back the memories.

Hey David Marsh - I am interested to read more about this tunnel in the sub basement of the shop - it sounds very interesting. I've read a few of your descriptions - tell us more