Wigan Album

That is Ince Bar and the walkers are heading towards Hindley you can just see the White House pub on the right

This is a list of the shops on the left, the first I can recall. Barons butchers, and Jack Binks he finished up owning the shop of which he wes manager at the time of the census, Mortons was still going strong for quite a few years after that photo, there were 4 of them I think, in fact I used to take orders for the one on the photo, on the bikes with the big basket in front

Baron John, grocer & provision dealer
BARLOW J. A., clogger, boot and shoe maker and repairer
B. & A. Meat Co., Ltd.; John Binks, manager
Vose & Son, tripe dealers; Mrs. Ellen Woosey, manageress
Woosey William
Morton W. & Sons, Ltd.; Wm. Thos. Hilton, manager
Watson Thomas, clogger and boot maker
Ascroft B., M.P.S., chemist
Gallagher T. E., fruiterer
Turner Ben, Ltd., butchers; J. Kearsley, manager
Miller Mrs. Louisa, florist
Hodgkiss Mrs. Emily, butcher
Winson George Wm., shopkeeper
Squirrel Inn; Peter Britton, victualler
[INCE GREEN LANE]

The sign on Ascroft's Chemist's made me blink. The outfits seem right for the 1920s - but the sign, 'National Health Dispensary', seems anachronistic, as the NHS was only set up in 1948. However, there was a National Health Insurance Act of 1911, which presumably made some provision relating to medicines.

how far did ince bar stretch along? looks like they have just come over rose bridge

David it says Health Dispensary, good photo Glenys.

Just behind the walkers is Smithy Green, that is the start of Ince Bar, to the right is Belle Green Lane, just this side of the Walmesley, now Royces Gym, at the bottom of the picture, just in front and to the left out of shot is Pickup Street, the bar finished a bit lower down, just after the row of propeties which included the Royal.

Cyril - it does say NATIONAL HEALTH DISPENSARY....

I've just been to specsavers and had another look and you're right David it does say National Health Dispensary.

EMILY HODGKISS, THE BUTCHER, WAS MY GREAT AUNT MARRIED TO WALTER & LIVING AT 56A BELLE GREEN lANE.