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Outing from Lower Ince Labour Club, c1930s-40s
Outing from Lower Ince Labour Club, c1930s-40s
Photo: Paul Stebbing
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Item #: 3847
This group photo shows those taking a bus trip to Blackpool from Lower Ince Labour Club. My great grandparents, Matthew and Jane Matthews, are amongst the group. Does anybody recognise any of the others?

Comment by: dave johnson on 10th August 2007 at 11:08

Just a quick comment to the folk who complain about what photos should and shouldn`t be put on this site. I love seeing pictures of old places around Wigan especially places that have long gone, but of all the photos that have been submitted to this section lately I think this is the finest example of any "Old Photo" I`ve seen in a good while.
The clarity for the date is superb and the faces and fashions are a joy to behold.

Comment by: peter frost on 10th August 2007 at 12:29

dave
i agree wholeheartedly with your comments.
this site is for everybody not just a select few
i think this pic is a good one.
i`m sure my grandma is on this pic

Comment by: bluesfan on 10th August 2007 at 17:21

Amazing how all the men are uniform in size, same for the women.

Comment by: Paul Stebbing on 10th August 2007 at 21:59

Thanks for your kind comments about the photo. I thought it was about time that I dug deep into my photograph collection to add some gems to Wiganworld, because I've been disappointed with some of the recent postings.

Comment by: peter frost on 11th August 2007 at 09:37

thanx for the pics Paul
can you leave some more gems please

Comment by: Rev David Long on 17th October 2008 at 20:02

An ideal pic for a future St Mary's Parish Calendar - can I use it?

Comment by: Kath Arkwright on 9th November 2008 at 12:02

My grandparents James Albert Morris and his wife Annie Hilton are in the middle of the group, she wearing a hat, next to the woman with a scarf draped around her neck, and he's the bald man right behind her.
I have a copy of this photograph and always thought that it was a trip from the Black Diamond pub c1949/50

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