Photos of Wigan
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Cleansing Department, Wigan
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Scavengers
Photo: Dave Green
Photo: Dave Green
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Item #: 4559
Item #: 4559
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Comment by: Dave (1624) on 29th December 2007 at 14:20
I think they were looking for a lost lottery ticket.
Seriously i think these latest batch of pictures of the cleansing dept are really good and extremely enightening as to how things really were all those years ago and the horses also are lovely to see.
Comment by: dave marsh on 30th December 2007 at 11:04
Looks like a railway embankment and maybe the factory in Miry Lane in the background.That bit of land always belonged to Wigan Corporation,I think.In the fifties we used to go scavenging in the infill of the old claypit behind the sewerage works.Never found anything of any value though.
Comment by: RON on 9th January 2008 at 17:42
Just checked up at the History shop the old tip was situated in Soho St. Newtown
Comment by: Dave Lewis on 31st December 2016 at 18:16
Nice pics Dave,that looks like eckersleys mill in background.
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