Wigan Album

Why isn`t Hindley pronounced with Hind to rhyme wih kind and not with Hin to rhyme with sin?

It is, look Hindley....HINDley....HIND and then LEY. Hindley. Simple!!

It`s you that is simple, Garry.

Just noticed a date of 1921 so it isn't an early Victorian card.

Ron's card is quite likely to be from the set listed in this year's catalogue as:
J. Baines & Son, Cricket and Football Cards, etc (Shapes) c.1905.
The number of cards in the set is unknown while each card is valued at £40.

I agree Ernest, and why not ? Along with, bind, find, mind, rind, and, as you say, hind and kind etc. My favourite of these is wind (that blows) and wind (to coil) It's a funny language is English.

It always surprises me that Rubgy League has always been the poor relation of our national sports - football, cricket and rugby union!
Even in Leeds United's hay-day under Revie, rugby league was more popular in the city!

Phillips the auctioneers in London hold card auctions from time to time which attract buyers across the world!

St HELLens sounds like it rhymes with sin, Ernest!

No GW, that's St Hellins, said properly, it rhymes with hens, and, where's this place called Wiggin that people talk about ? no such place.

You've got me copying you now GW, St Helens is how it's spelt.

It's HELL if they beat us in the rugby Jonno.

Wiggin battered St HELLins on Good (bad for St HELLIns) Friday.Thats an end to all this .Un by the way if your from Hindley tha sez Hinley or as a kid Hingley .

Touche' Colin.