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Is that the place that became Robinsons antiques?..

No the pub that became Robinson's Antiques was the Royal which is still there facing the Fox tavern on Ince bar, the Shovel was over Rose Bridge close to where the industrial estate is which faces Rose BRidge school

or could it be tha squirrel/last orders?

I always thought the pub was at the top of Broom St off Manchester Road, but looking through Wigan Pubs in WW the only Shovel and Broom listed was in Scholes

As far as I am aware the only Shovel and Broom I've come across so far was on Scholes Bridge and it was in fact, one of my relatives pubs. Checking on another very unclear photograph it does match this one on the upper stories at least, though the picture I have is from an angle and a very large 4/5 storey building next door seems to jut out covering the the first window . . . also on this one there is a street to the side which wasn't there in 1907 . . . so not so sure! I shall continue to investigate!

The more I look at this photo the more it looks like the Royal with Pickup St to the side . . . it's not unknown for pubs to change their names - as I've found out during my researches!!!

I can now verify the location of the Shovel and Broom. It was at the corner of Manchester Road, Ince and Bolton Street, directly opposite Ashton Street. The 1881 Ince Directory shows it as being at 40 Manchester Road, publican Henry Gregory.
I think also the tram lines in the roadway at the front of the pub confirm it was on Manchester Road. The other Shovel & Broom that was in Scholes wouldn't have tramlines since trams don't go up hills very well.
Finally there was once a Broom Street in the Clarington Brook area and maybe the pub took part of its name from the locality

I used to go in there The Shovel and Broom in 1967/68 when I as courting,pleasant little pub

I LIVED IN THE PUB FOR 4 YEARS 1967-1971. THE LANDLORD WAS JACK PERCIVAL. JOHN IS RIGHT, IT WAS ON MANCHESTER RD FACING WOODS GLASS SHOP.

The Shovel and Broom was on the corner of Manchester rd and Bolton st sometimes called Broom st.Directly across the rd was another pub by the name of the Red Lion.

The pub was opposite harry woods glass shop my uncle Bill Thomas was the landlord in the sixties many happy memories playing in the old stables in the back yard.

i was born in bolton st in 1957 my dad used to throw darts for shovel and broom his name was tommy fishwick i have many happy memories of bolton st

does anyone have any photos of bolton st

The shovel and broom pub near rosebridge was on the corner of Bolton street

Hi John, If you read the history of Wigan trams went up Scholes and as far as the Fingerpost.

Bolton Street was known as Broom Street until about 1900 and may have been known as Long Broom Street before that.
Broom Street was the registered place of the next of kin and later the marital residence of Private William Neville of 2Bn 24th Foot, who was present at the battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879. A battle later made famous by the film Zulu.

Thought this might of interest to those who have been looking at the Shovel & Broom - it's from the 1901 census.

The Mercer family (my partner's family) lived next door to the pub, which is listed as being 44 Manchester Road, Ince in Makerfield.

The landlord at the time was one James Taylor (age 26, born Ince), living with his wife Margaret (27, Wigan) and their child, Thomas (3, Ince). They also have two "domestic servants", Sarah Rowley (35, B'ham) and Susannah Meddows (21, Ince).

The next street shown on the census is Broom Street, which probably explains the pub's name.

Hope this is useful!

My Ancestor Thomas Paxton listed Shovel and Broom Hotel as place of residence in 1894 at the birth of his son.

My great, great, great Grandad was Henry Gregory - married to Alice Gregory (Millington). In 1881 he was the "Licensed Victualler" at the Broom and Shovel listed as at 40 Manchester Road.