Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
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Wigan Album
Newman St Whelley
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Newnam St Whelley early 1950s
Photo: John A Hankin
Photo: John A Hankin
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Item #: 20903
Item #: 20903
The houses (which are still standing) at one time belonged to the Forshaw family and many relations lived in the houses at one time or another. The photo was taken looking at the Whelley end Kitty Doran lived in the house facing Newman St with St Stephens Junior School to the right. The White Lion and Railway pub stands on the corner with Whelley. In shot are May Forshaw, Maureen Forshaw, Pauline Stokes and Lilly Morris (nee Forshaw).
Comment by: Maureen Andrews nee McGovern on 25th June 2012 at 17:19
Didn't everywhere look clean..I love these photos...they really take you back to yesterday.
Comment by: irene roberts on 25th June 2012 at 20:06
I agree, Maureen. It was a different, simpler world.
Comment by: rg on 3rd July 2012 at 22:20
We lived at no 2 in the early 60's and were the first to have a bathroom installed. Mr Forshaw came to look and he decided to put bathrooms in the ones he owned.
Comment by: John Smith on 31st July 2016 at 11:16
The hose you can just see on the left, 133 Whelley was my birthplace, and home my grandparents, Agnes and Jack Saxon.
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