Photo-a-Day  (Wednesday, 3rd August, 2022)

Ray, about yesterday's bridge, it's in the Haigh area and it is at the entrance to the rowing club. If I am wrong, somebody will correct me for sure.

How deep is the well and is the water safe to drink?

A lovely photo. I used to work in Standish and have always liked it.

I’m almost sure the house on the left was Rainford’s butchers shop.

There must be about three hundred years of Standish history in this one photo.

Thank you Derek for info reply. Cheers, Ray,

A good beer garden behind the Black Bull . Many will remember the old landlord Gordon de Burgh , the greatest Amos Brierley lookalike there ever was .

Linma, it was Worthington's butchers.

The house on the left was George Worthington's butchers. Before that, beyond living memory now, it was the Eagle and Child pub.

Linma, I think you're right about the building to the left being a butcher's shop.

Another "O No! Not Another One!"

Linma, I too remember a butchers being there, though it was then Worthington, there was also a Worthington butchers on Wigan Lane and I always meant to ask Fred if it was one of his relations who had it, but I never did. Rainford's would have had the shop probably long before Worthington's Linma, has according to info from the link below it became a butchers shop in 1916.

It's quite an ancient building too with as DTease says plenty of history, and as Veronica mentioned the other day about local pubs this also held court and inquests. http://chorleyinnsandtaverns.blogspot.com/p/standish-eagle-child.html

Mick, nothing from Brian re info, as of yet.

The Well is a nice to have in the town, plus a fine day.

Cyril I remember Fred very well.

Every part of Wigan revealed everyday and a nice surprise for those who live there and have lived there in the past…that’s what it’s all about…..

The Jack and Jill poem was written about a Standish brother and sister who lived lower down Rectory lane.

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Then up got Jack and said to Jill,
As in his arms he took her,
“Brush off that dirt for you’re not hurt,
Let’s fetch that pail of water.”
So Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch the pail of water,
And took it home to Mother dear,
Who thanked her son and daughter.