Wigan Album
Millgate
10 CommentsPhoto: Kevin Higgins
Item #: 12728
At the top of Stairgate was another Chapel and assorted buildings which included Mrs.Cunliffe's grocery shop and of course the Palais de Danse.
There's the railway station in the bottom right hand corner,you can just see the line in very corner.Beltin photo Kevin.
That's another really interesting picture .
What an assortment of buildings - and they were hiding the fantastic remains of Roman Wigan that were so recently vandalised.
Didn't Morrisons have a supermarket in a sort of massive portacabin in Station Road?
The church at the top of Stairgate was "The Christchurch."
It was home to the Sea Cadets "TS Lady Crawford SCC"
jem i think that's why it's called station road.
Morrison's had a portacabin shop where the Casino used to be - after they pulled it down in the early '80's
so many details in this brilliant photo,puzzled over the large building between Wiend and Millgate but must be the Palace Cinema
Not the Empire, Orrellite?
Not the Palace Orrelite, but the Empire. Many is the time when a "dashing young blade" trying to impress, would be met by the immortal words of Dick Barnes, the manager, who at the top of his voice would say "Un tha's not cummin in!"
just testing ,not. Palace,Court and County King St, Pavillion Library Steet, Princess off Wallgate, Ritz Station Roadm Scholes Picture House, Gidlow Picture House and one in Pemberton and Ashton. Hope I have recovered that one.
Wrong sex for one of 'em, Princes, not Princess ;o)
But Aye, you've recovered..hehe