Wigan Album

You can't beat WW for true stories and pictures like this.
Thanks Fred, really interesting.

Where abouts in Pem?

the shop was just below the Hare and Hounds pub. The house that you can see on the left is in Calderbank Street and is the only house there

I'd forgotten all about this building. I used to live in Little Lane, and walked past it quite often, but never knew that it used to be a sweet shop.

As I used to go to school at Highfield junior's and senior in around 1955- 1962 the only toffee shop I used was the one across the road from Pemberton railway station or when coming out of enfield st just right round the corner, I recall we used to ask the old lady to get us some toffee from the top shelf,so when she turned to climb the steps we would FLOG loads of the penny tray ,then tell we've changed our minds go out then divvy the penny arrow's between us all ,good owd days.

i remember this shop well they were lovely people who owned it,used to go there all the time,we used to live around the corner in Tunstall lane and I went to Highfield school as well. Great days.

The sweet shop opposite the station was called Little Billies.It was run by Helen and Gladys and their niece was Jennifer Moss who played Lucille in Coronation Street.