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Wigan Observer Rowbottom Square 1960s
Photo: Colin Harlow
Photo: Colin Harlow
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Item #: 20683
Item #: 20683
Thos Wall and Sons Ltd, Typesetters and letter press printers. The Wigan Observer was printed and published here for almost 114 years.
Cliff Webb is pictured (right) in the book binding department. Cliff was a super craftsman who later switched to a reporting and writing role. He was Wigan Rugby League writer for a long time and a magnificent feature writer.
Comment by: Geoffrey Shryhane on 13th July 2012 at 14:29
The Binding Room at the Observer Office undertook a vast amount of commerical printing, including the minutes of Wigan Council. The Binding Room closed when the Observer moved to premises in Woods, Street, off Wallgate, in 1966.
Comment by: Barbara Phillips on 20th November 2014 at 20:01
Cliff Webb was my Dad! What a thrill to see him in this picture!
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