Wigan Album

This one gave rise to an interesting discussion about who was married to whom... and then to whom.... The place, though, was the corner of Walmesley Street. The flagpole of St Mary's is just visible above the end house on the far left. The older girl walking opposite Eileen looks like Margaret MacDonald, nee Hill.
It also came out that your father used to do haircuts and shaving - including pre-op shaves - at the Infirmary.

Reverend. Thanks for the info about Walmsley St.
Sorry for the confusion about who's married to who, thats my wife nearest the camera.
The info about my dad being the pre-op barber is wrong, my dad was a miner.

Thanks for posting these photos Cliff., I am an old family friend of Rosalie. My mum and dad were friends of Jess and Ethel Roberts, Ethel was Rosalies Auntie. I posted a photo on assorted under Walker Bros/ Walmsleys Childrens Party which has me on it and her brother Stephen it will help her to remember who I am. All the best.

OOOPS! Sorry, Cliff! As John Daniel had sent so many pics of St Mary's Walking Day and Spring View in recent days, I assumed it was he who'd sent this one... I didn't notice the name change on the heading. It was his father, the barber, who also did duty at the Infirmary.

Hello Carl. Just shown Rosalie the photo of Walmsleys party, she says she remembers you.

The grocer's shop in the photo was probably started by George Walters. Our Registers show his son Walter was married from there (315 Warrington Road) on February 1st 1893. When St Mary's church was pulled down in 1978 a box of glass slides was salvaged. They were taken by Matthew Walters, and one is of the inside of the shop over a hundred years ago. You'll find my scans of the slides in the Old Gallery:
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/oldgallery/matthew.php

I remember Walterses shop, and on the opposite corner was my great Aunts shop, Kitty Harrisons hardware shop, and across the main road on the corner of Shed St was a little toffee shop called little Moe's. The pre op barber was Billy Daniels, and he had a barbers shop in Spring View facing the post office, in the same row as the post office was Turtons sweet shop, and a paper shop run by a family called Molineux, and then further up on the corner of Marlborough Ave was a small grocers which eventually became a second hand shop, and on the opposite corner was Alf Taylors drapers shop.

george walters was my great great grandad and his son matthew walters my great grandad

Lived@297 Warrington Rd ,row going backwards to St Mary's,photo may have been took near were the d/d bus crashed in the houses.remember little Moe's shop it was across from our house.remember hostel in Shed St were train drivers / firemen/ guards used to stay overnight.Walters shop changed to George Morgan .my Dad (Miah Edwards)worked for on Saturdays .On my way to Spring View School I would drop of mams (Elsie) order ,and pick it up on way home later ,I same as rest it was on slate and paid on Friday.we had no telly watched Wigan v St. Helens when Tom vollonoven flew down right wing and scored for St Helens.( still say his foot was in touch)..George had a daughter Diane .After George left My 2nd cousin Alf Berry ( ex Ainscow St) took over Alfs sister Hilda worked in shop .thats were she met her husband to be ,if I remember right he was the breadman hope you and your family are well.Spring View was a great place to grow up. Great people. Wigan Council has made a right mess of Spring View .live near Bury now only pass through going to our Billy's in Platt Waz or cemetery .sad to see all the old houses/streets gone just eye sore over priced new houses .best wishes to all who remember me our Billy our Keith.

I remember dianna morgan very well.she was in my class at school some names I can recall are gillian deluce, harold short. john burton.

Hi Jimmy, I’m Alf Berry’s granddaughter, is this the shop he took over in this picture? I’ll show him the picture. How are you related? Are you on his maternal grandmothers side? Her name was Harriet Edwards.