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The Wigan Cricket Ground Company Limited
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Item #: 31114
Item #: 31114
A Share certificate issued to Makell William Peace.
The company was formed in July 1885. With a capital value of £2,000 divided into 400 shares at £5 each.
The initial shareholders were:-
Maskell William Peace (40 shares) solicitor of Ashfield House.
Thomas Fairhurst, (20 shares) Brewery Owner of Kilhey Court, Worthington.
Charles Wall, (35 shares) Editor of Wigan Observer of 35, Upper Dicconson St.
Charles Oldfield, (20 Shares) Brewery Owner, of 20 Belmont Street, Southport.
A.H. Crossley, (10 Shares) Tailor & Draper, of 34, Swinley Road
Thomas Wall (10 Shares) founder of Wigan Observer, of 14 Park Road, Southport.
The company purchased the land in Prescot St, where the cricket club had played since 1875, from the Earl of Derby on 21st Feb 1888 for the sum of £800.
The land was sold in May 1898 to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway for £3,600. The company gave Wigan Cricket Club £750, with additional private donations of £200 to layout and level the current Bull Hey ground
The company was formed in July 1885. With a capital value of £2,000 divided into 400 shares at £5 each.
The initial shareholders were:-
Maskell William Peace (40 shares) solicitor of Ashfield House.
Thomas Fairhurst, (20 shares) Brewery Owner of Kilhey Court, Worthington.
Charles Wall, (35 shares) Editor of Wigan Observer of 35, Upper Dicconson St.
Charles Oldfield, (20 Shares) Brewery Owner, of 20 Belmont Street, Southport.
A.H. Crossley, (10 Shares) Tailor & Draper, of 34, Swinley Road
Thomas Wall (10 Shares) founder of Wigan Observer, of 14 Park Road, Southport.
The company purchased the land in Prescot St, where the cricket club had played since 1875, from the Earl of Derby on 21st Feb 1888 for the sum of £800.
The land was sold in May 1898 to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway for £3,600. The company gave Wigan Cricket Club £750, with additional private donations of £200 to layout and level the current Bull Hey ground
Comment by: bob on 13th April 2019 at 14:59
The West End Grounds (Prescott street)
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