Photo-a-Day  (Thursday, 3rd May, 2018)

I took a photo of this about 2 weeks ago, the roof is obviously leaking, lol.

Wow is the roof leaking that badly

Talk about brollies I have one 100 years old needs repair cant find anybody to do it the funny thing is when my father was alive he used to repair them.

I cant see the point of hanging up these umbrellas, the glass roof is not something that need hiding, now it just looks cluttered and wont attract any more customers to these shops.

I like this photo very much, someone has shown a bit of artistic flair, the umbrellas brighten the whole place up. Thank you John.

That reminds me. I need one.

I was hoping someone would photograph this. It looks lovely when you stand in the arcade and look up.

Brolliant display - shades of Gene Kelly - 'Singing in the Rain' it's wonderful!

love it!

Ken, talking of repairing brollies, until quite recent times ago a lot of barbers used to repair them as a sideline. Does anybody know if this custom was peculiar to the Wigan area and how it came about?

Mary Poppins and her sisters must be calling.

Mick, if your life seems full of gristle, give a little whistle...aaaand always look on the bright side of life.

I was in Wigan last Saturday with my two little grandaughters on a empty my pockets shoping venture , when they saw these they thought they were cool .

My hubby took a photo of them last week,they look lovely.Much nicer than the roof.

I was in Wigan last Saturday with my two little grandaughters on a empty my pockets shoping venture , when they saw these they thought they were cool .

Sam h, love that expression 'empty my pockets shopping venture' with your granddaughters.

They have had similar displays in other towns and cities, I have seen them in London, Liverpool and Exeter.

A really good photo John.
And a brave decision by the creator to have gone for just the three primary colours - a long and repetitious subject, without being monotonous.

These were in Liverpool afew months ago but out in the open in a street near the Bluecoat School. They look much better in this setting.

Linda , and they succeeded, ah. Well something they will remember.

"Brolly Good Show!"

Picked up a free postcard of this in Makinsons Arcade it is for a competition which runs till October