Wigan Album

Is that Miry Lane, to the rear of the bus?.

quite forgotten what a nice collection of shops there where on wallgate

Yes Albert..that was the beginning of Miry Lane..turn right where that car is.

With Honda car showroom in back ground use to be is now Better bathrooms com. What's was the pub called?

At this time the car showrooms would have been Gordon Fords. I got my BRAND NEW Ford Cortina 1600 GT car from there Yellow with a black vinyl top. It was one of the first cars to have the high back seats. Cost £1300. Can't remember the exact year but was early 1970's I got marrried in 1974 and I already had the car then

could the pub be the new star inn

Thank you Ron..I was brought up in Great George Street and to see these shops again brings back so many memories.

Maureen, if you look on ALBUM. PLACES. WALLGTE there are some more photographs showing this part of Wallgate.

Wallgate was a great little community in those days.

In the late fifties, and early sixties, controlled the traffic on Wallgate, with it's junction with Miry Lane, on many occasion, about 5p.m., so the factory girls' from Eckersleys, and Trencherfield, could get safely across the road. Very heavy traffic then. Everything travelling north, came through Wigan. Motorways were still being constructed, or, on the drawing board.

bipper, the pub was called the Star, and the Old Star next one up

Great photos these, memories of an unforgetable era in a lot of our lives. Maureen! I presume it's Maureen A(nee McG)yes? It,s through your mention of Gt George St that i thought, that's Ms sister.

Yes,thank you Ron..I have seen them..but I can't see enough of them..my childhood belongs to Wallgate.

Odd thing about the bus. Its heading towards Wigan , yet the destination sign shows Beech Hill...

Maureen, i asked you a question on the posting before your last one on here.

Sorry Roy..I was a McGovern.

Hi Maureen, i am Mikes mate from TLS, we've spoken before, i didnt want to post your details just in case you didn;t want them seen, i did them in a way you would recognise them if it were you and no one else would, i was just trying to establish that it WAS you, why the change of name or is that a private matter? Nice to know you're still posting anyway. Apologies to Ron for turning this into a message board.

Hello Roy..I'm sorry about that,I was turning out to the Vets..and didn't read it properly..and I'm glad that you're still posting..I won't mistake you next time..nice to talk to you....Ron,like Roy said..sorry.

Just a little note Roy..I can't see where I changed my name.

Maureen, did you not used to sign as Maureen Andrews(nee McGovern)?

Yes Roy you're right,but it is a bit of a mouthful..and seeing that no one else puts their maiden name on as well as married name I decided to drop it and just use my Christian name..

One last msg Maureen, that's why i didn't recognise you, you could have been a Jones or Smith etc,lol.

Yes That Bus As Come From Ashton Bill It Went To Beech Hill Then Return To Ashton Like The Service No 7 From Abbey Lakes Would Continue To Standish Service 5

Thanks for that, Joe. I only later spotted that the destination board showed 'via Wigan'

In the 60's the Ford garage was William's of Wigan. I worked for Latimers in Market Street as a driver, we had two vans which we parked up each night at an open garage probably once their petrol station right opposite Near to the old canal warehouse.

The left hand shop was Malley's shoe shop. They were also clog specialists, you can just make out the word 'clog' at the top of the right hand window.

One of our teachers at St Josephs School was married to Mr Malley's Son..and next door to Malley's shop going down was Nelsons sweet shop.