Wigan Album
Upholland
4 Comments
Photo: Mick
Item #: 7277
The top photo was taken in the 1920s, when the Legs of Man pub which stood at the foot of Stairey Brow, was being demolished.
The second taken in 2008.
A crying shame the old cobbler's shop and adjoining property were demolished and replaced by that eyesore of a house.
Planners have never ever had a clue about what to put up when they tear something down....and they always seen to get away with it.
Architects have a lot to answer for.
I always wandered what used to be here, I pass this every day on my journey to and from work. I prefer the original buildings though!
what a shame , Upholland is one of my favourite places , my mum and familys lived on School Lane its a sweet place and have happy memories of the owl and white lion Pubs Mum used to tell me about the ghost in the white lion , that the rocking chair would rock with nobody in . my great aunt used to live opposite the owl . any other place like upholland would have kept the buildings as they where , But you have greedy people who couldn't care less about heritage !