Places   (Help with places, streets and buildings in Wigan.)

Gallaghers pickle works - what a place !I was allowed in legally,when aunty Amy,who had the corner shop used to send me for a very large jar of pickled onions for her catering.She used to do wedding,birthday and funeral buffets and I remember my mum used to help out.Mum also made many birthday cakes and wedding cakes for Incers and I used to sit and take note,with the result that I made my own wedding cake in 1972.Sadly mum was losing her sight then,but everyone told her I'd had the best teacher and that my cake looked great.Mum and dad could be found in Higher Ince Labour Club on a Saturday night with their good friends,always bringing home pop and crisps for my sister and I.Some new years eve parties happened at our house and mum would make potato pie as big as a washing up bowl and carrots and turnips and mushy peas.She always used to do a big pan of black peas on bonfire night,what I wouldn't give to have her handing me a big cup full of them right now.
There used to be a little grocers shop at the top of Union Street,next one down from Reservoir Street and the Pattisons ran that.Had many a barley sugar stick from there for 3d.Mrs.Woodward lived in that street and she used to frighten me to death-telling me that if I went up branch broo,the witch with the rag eye would get me.That image takes some conjuring up !!!I think the big hairy alsatian at the pickle works was Rex,somebody may correct me.