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This pub was at the bottom of John Street - How an old dilapidated building can bring back memories! I lived at the top of the street.

looking at these pics makes me wonder if anyone could have a pub in there front room, lol, I was born and bred on darlington st. east, great pics, makes me realise my roots Am proud to be a wiganer

This pub stood at the junction of Hardibutts, John St and Wellington street, this was the view from Wellington St, Joh St was to the right. I was brought up in John St and I can never remebre these doors ever being open. The doors on the corner and the vauklt doors in John St being the main entrance and exit doors.

The last landlord and landlady were Mr.and, Mrs., Carney. It did'nt seem as busy as other pubs., in the parish. There used to be large gas lamp that. stood in centre of Wellingington St.,between The Prince of Wales and The Wigan Arms.

Hi, I was born at number 2 JOHN ST. WE LEFT WHEN I WAS 18 MONTHS OLD ABOUT 1953 MY MOTHER WAS ANN PHILLIPS DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE FAMILY MY GREAT GREAT GRAND FATHER JAMES CLARKE WAS THE LANDLORD OF THE PRINCE OF WALES ABOUT 1890

I think my great uncle patric Brett and his wife Winifred ran this pub in the late 50s early 60s,I seem to remember it was opposite St Pats

My Grandfather was born and lived in Yates St. Wigan. He was called William Bentham, later to play Rugby for Broughton Rangers and England.
Has anyone got photos of Yates St. from the early 20th century?
Cheers.
Gary Bentham

My mum was born in John street her mum and Dad lived there William Penman and Elizabeth 3 girl Maureen, Bernadette and Betty Aunty Maggie And Aunty Mary Penman,lived there then moved to Derby house

I remember the Penmans. Julia was one of the last old ladies to wear a shawl. I suppose she would be your Grandma or Grt Grandma. Her husband was a ‘bookie’ as well. I can ‘see’ them as clear now Anne Marie as back in the fifties. I think Mary was a couple of years younger than me. She went to St Pat’s as they all did. There were a great many Penmans in John St.

Does anybody know when the pub closed its doors for the last time?
I don’t remember it being opened in the sixties.

Veronica, the pub had gone by the time of the 1970 O/S map, so it must have closed in the Sixties.

Thanks Paul. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was closed at the time the chap on the photo in ‘58 was there. It did see empty a very long time before it was demolished.