Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
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Wigan Album
Standishgate
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Standishgate, 1870
Photo: Part of Syd and Trevor Smith's Archive
Photo: Part of Syd and Trevor Smith's Archive
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Item #: 18969
Item #: 18969
Opposite Powel Street, Standishgate, 1870.
Comment by: James on 22nd November 2011 at 20:14
Brilliant to see this photo, it also gives a clue as to when J Cooper, photographer was "operating" in Wigan, i.e. around 1870 which suggests perhaps some of his other photos might well have been taken as early as the 1860's.
Comment by: Maureen Andrews nee McGovern on 24th November 2011 at 10:08
When I see photos like this...my imagination runs wild..Oh to be a fly on the wall inside there,or in any of those buildings.
Comment by: Keith on 15th December 2016 at 21:53
Highly unusual to see a date on any of these early Wigan photos by John Cooper who was also a pub landlord in the town at one time (The Royal Oak, Standishgate) perhaps not surprising then that this photo is from the same street.
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