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Wigan Bus Station
Wigan Bus Station
Photo: Part of Syd and Trevor Smith's Archive
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Wigan Bus Station

Comment by: dave on 17th November 2011 at 21:22

brilliant photos thanks for sharing them.what year would it be?

Comment by: Brian on 17th November 2011 at 21:28

This was early 1980s before demolition to make way for The Galleries.

Comment by: Mark Conroy on 17th November 2011 at 21:36

Those railings were a pain , rather than walk round I'd vault over and did myself a mischief more than once when a liitle tipsy.

Comment by: Mick on 17th November 2011 at 23:50

Used to get some good spit roasted chicken buttys in that cafe.

Comment by: D. on 18th November 2011 at 10:24

First place I ever got Slush was in that cafe.

Comment by: Gerry on 18th November 2011 at 10:52

I think it were called the hot potato cafe I drank a few pints of milk from that machine too

Comment by: margaret on 18th November 2011 at 13:00

i remember the toilets when you could walk in on both sides of the bus station.sometimes if you where with someone and you went to the toilet while they waited for you outside you could easily forget which side you had come in and they were left standing there while you were looking all over for them on the opposite side lol

Comment by: Mick on 18th November 2011 at 17:15

Cafe was the Baked Potato, owned by the same company who had Percivals on the corner of Hope St and Woodcock St.

Comment by: D. on 19th November 2011 at 10:47

Gerry, I remember that milk machine well and orange juice as well. Remember the chocolate machines and you got a little bar for 6d, (an old sixpence.)

Comment by: Art on 20th November 2011 at 01:56

THe Baked Potato was owned by the Walker Brothers, heavyweight Boxers.
Quote>"Billy Walker a professional heavyweight boxer. Walker launched London's first discothèque, Dolly's in Jermyn Street, and a chain of cafes, Billy's Baked Potato, with his brother."

Comment by: Mick on 20th November 2011 at 12:55

Are you sure that's not another 'Baked Potato' cafe chain Art?
In the 1970s and early '80s, my work meant I had regular dealings with the Baked Potato on the 'bus station and Percival's chicken grill and snack bar, further along Hope St. Both were owned by the same person, who was a man who lived locally.
I regularly had to complete legal paperwork giving full details of the business ownership, and it wasn't Billy Walker, who I remember well, being a boxing fan.
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Comment by: Tricia on 20th November 2011 at 14:52

the owner of the baked potoato and Percivalsn chicken had the turnkey restaraunt in King st as well.

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