Wigan Album

A fantastic photograph Reverend, I've never seen Spite Row from this angle before, the church looks quite strange without the vestry. I think the small building to the right of the back of the church appears to be opposite where the old Youth Club once stood, maybe on Smalley St. The one far right was St Wilfrid's Infants school, as you know, now part of the Bramley Court complex.

On a seperate matter, I recently visited the library to have a look at your work on WW1 victims from Standish. I have a relative on there ( not one of the missing )and you have the same information as I have. Next October is 100 years since he fell and as I believe no other family members have been over, I intend to make the trip to Nine Elms British Cemetery in Belgium to mark the occasion. I have your Email address so I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks again for the great photograph

Rev Long, in my opinion the house is too close to the school to be on Bradley Lane, but, as you say, was possibly associated with the school, i think it was on the land that would eventually accommodate the 'UCP' restaurant which later became The Institute. WN1 there was no Smalley St in 1913, just fields, Smalley St was built just after the war together with the rest of the estate. I also have never seen Spite Row from this angle, good find Rev Long.

Rev Long. I made the trip out to Belgium to lay a wreath in 9 Elms Cemetry on the grave of my Great Uncle. By sheer coincidence, a second cousin on my Great Grandma's side whom I had never met before was also there doing the same. Lots of pictures were taken of a really special occasion.

Life's full of coincidences, isn't it? I'm looking through the Standish pics to see which views of Market Place and St Wilfrid's are already up - because I'm about to upload images of postcards I recently scanned. They were loaned to me by Irene Stone - who told me just yesterday of your amazing meeting with unknown relatives at Samuel Norris's grave... and here I am now reading your account of it.