Photo-a-Day  (Saturday, 20th February, 2021)

The three faces of Wigan. The ornate church the terraced houses and the concrete block of flats.

A strighten steeple, remember the church always had a leaning steeple for very many years.
A good clear photo once again Dave.

Sutch a clear photo the best photographer on Photo a Day bar none. I look forward to Dave Oy photos, always so different.

There's a great view over Hindley from the top of Rabbit Rocks.
Nice one Dave good shot over Scholes.

Good photo. It looks homely, despite the modern flats. I suppose we are just used to them by now.

So many changes since St Catharine's Church was built in the 1800's.
I wonder will it outlast the the 'tall flats' . I remember people round about used to check the time with the clock on the steeple.

I think this spire looked better when it was crooked, and reminded me I was in Scholes, it was unique, and was one of the few crooked spires in Britain.
Now it's just like any of the  many other church spires.

It looks a rough area!

A few things I can see...
St Catherine's Church
Lorne Street
Eckersleys Mill
Brook House?
Billingr road and the Railway pub
Is that Tontine Road at the back?

Ive zoomed in and I cant see one human being on this photo, but there is a seagull thats just flew past the next to the top window of the block of flats.

Far from being rough Julie, old yes. I know some lovely people from Scholes.

Sorry Julie, you have got the wrong impression. Rough never!! My husband was born in Lorne St., and myself quite close to this church.We were married there in the 60s.The area was by no means rough.

Coops building with the square tower to the left. Trencherfield mill between Saint Carherines and the flats.

No not Coops building. Can't decide what it is.

I have quite a few friends who live not far from that area , they are certainly not rough.
They have done very well for themselves. I wouldn't have wanted to be brought up anywhere else. The terraced houses bring back many memories of my childhood.
Scholes people were and are the salt of the earth as far as I'm concerned. As for 'rough areas' you can find them anywhere these days.

I was born in Aspull Wigan I should know Ince and Scholes has always been a rough and scruffy place to live I preferably wouldn't live in one of these places.

Wow we have a snobbish lady who lives in Aspull.

Living in Aspull didn't give you a good education in manners did it Julie?
If I remember correctly Aspull was a humble pit village with lots of terraced housing. Row upon row all the way through to New Springs. No different to Scholes or Ince and Hindley , where I believe you commented you were coming to live.

Is she a a LADY? I would hate to think my family and neighbours were rough Incers.

I was born and brought up in Ince and I know Scholes to have been a very close-knit community. There is good and bad in every village and town. Rough and scruffy are in the eye of the beholder, as is beauty, and Home is where the heart is, regardless of surroundings.

Julie some lovely people in scholes, as everywhere good and bad, you prove that there is at least 1 not very nice person from Aspull

Plenty of detail to look at - superb photo!

That comment is uncalled for Julie, I've worked in Ince, Scholes, Aspull and the other areas of Wigan Council and there's good and bad in all, so by all means I wouldn't say that Aspull is Utopian.

Have a closer look on Cecil Street Mick, there's someone taking a bath.

You are being very rude Julie.Although Aspull is a nice area,as Veronica says it was a pit village with lots of industry,so not that great years ago.Ince and Scholes I am very familiar with as I grew up in Ince and visited Scholes very regularly.The people were and are definitely not rough, don't generalise !

Julie,stop being so arrogant.

Don’t be like Orwell Julie . Open the other eye .

I think it is attention seeking!

My family came from Hardybutts and were the salt of the earth as they say, but their was a lot of bad families living in Scholes.
And now these bad families grandkids have kept up the tradition of thieving, but they have now got a lot worse, if you dont believe me look at who was court in next weeks Observer and you will see most of there addreses are Scholes and Ince

Thank you for photo Dave.Its brought back a lot of lovely memories for me...But its not half caused a storm!!!

My mother-in-law was born and raised in Scholes and even though there was much poverty, everyone was in the same boat and looked out for each other - we might have all the mod cons and be better off financially these days, but we've lost the camaraderie and support of the extended family that existed then.

My maternal gran and graddad brought their family up in St. Patrick st. They were Saint Catherine's people. My grans best friend was Mrs. Charnock living opposite, a staunch Catholic. Her son, Tom (my uncle) was best friends with Mrs. Charnocks son John.

I knew the Charnock's very well Anne. Very strong Catholics - good people. I was at school with old Mrs Charnock's granddaughter Linda.

The comments from Mick are to be expected, he always was an attention seeker.