Photo-a-Day  (Thursday, 25th October, 2012)

Aclean looking Market Street, not many people about, no rush for the busses.

Looks very strange to me as I have not been back for some 48 years nearly!!!! Great picture though. Nice colours and such neat paving and nice planter box. The large plant is a verigated flax I think, tough as old boots comes from New Zealand so you have to be tough to grow there. Nice one Thomas, cheers.

Very interesting, Tom. I`ve been along this street many times to go to and from the bus station and didn`t know it had a name!

The pillar in the centre of the street does not look vertical to me. If the pillar is actually wider at the top than lower down, it would look as it appears.

I seem to recall that years ago there used to be a grocers shop where Roberts and the Amusement Arcade are on the photo. Does anybody else remember it?

There was one opposite to those shops, roughly about where the photo was taken from, It was Latimer's.

Nondescript building, Thomas - but practical.

I have no difficulty with a description for the building, "Box" seems ideal to me. As far a "practical" is concerned, I agree but I'm confident that "cheap" was a major factor in the decision to build the "box".

Do you think I should visit the "roberts opticians? Picture looks a bit "all over the place" Looking agaain I think the opticians is empty !
On your comment Neil,I dont think that pillar looks at all safe.

The pillar was designed in that way, Jean. It doesn't lean at all.
Only by standing in a certain position does it appear perfectly vertical. A clever optical illusion.

The box building looks completely out of place with the surrounding structures ,I can but wonder what the planners were thinking about when this was given permission.
I have only recently learned of Save Wigan,
A group dedicated to save Wigans heritage .
The life time membership is £10, I am going to join ,and I mention it in case others are unaware of its existence . If numbers are increased, The Council will have to take its views on board when making decision on our
historic sites.

2 litter bins 2 paces from 2 drink containers left by 2 lazy so n so's (at the base of the pillar)

Thankyou Bill.......that really is a very clever optical illusion.

Jean The Opticians is closed. I think they have relocated to another town