Wigan Album

Taken at the same time (mid 1960's) as the other two photos, this shows some of the younger regulars. Surnames include, Joynt, Barker, Weaver, Roscoe?, name of the dog unknown.
My parents, Jack and Phyllis Bowen, were the first tenants of the Wellfield Hotel, built by Greenall Whitley in 1956 and it was the first new pub built in Wigan for over 50 years. It opened on February 14th 1956, with the Mayor and representatives from the Brewery present.
My parents retired from the Wellfield in 1974 and my mother passed away in 2001 aged 81, three weeks after celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary with my father who still lives in Wigan and manages a few games of snooker each week, he's a "young" 93. He's also Wigan's oldest living ex-Rugby League player, having "come up north" from his native Llanelli in 1938. He left Wigan RL after completing his 10 year contract in 1948 and had a final season with Leigh RL, 1948-49, the same season he also played for the Welsh RL team.