Wigan Album
Powell
8 Comments
Photo: Bev Carter
Item #: 12143
What a great picture Emanuel.
The quality of this photo is gteat,one of the best ones Ive seen on WW.
Emanual I love this Photo.
We should have more like this! What a lovely picture Bev,is that James holding the reins? where is the location? and who is the lady showing interest standing in the doorway?
Bev as this picture been restored Its great.
Graham, i presume you mean James Powell from the Wigan Lane shop photo. No they where cousins. This shot was taken about 1905ish. I think the lady in the doorway is Emanuels wife Sarah. The boy at the front is his sister Minnies lad, she married Joseph Waring. The photo was sent to us from another family member, so i don't know if it has been cleaned up in any way.
Maybe it was cleaned up by in 2002 by PW (P.Waring?)
The photo of James Powell outside the fruit shop is my dad's (Donald Wesley Powell) Grandfather. We all lived at no.82 + 84 Wigan Lane so it is amazing to see the photo. We didn't know about Emanuel, but they both look just like my dad. Must dig out the family tree!