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Northern Soul list 3
Thought it was time to start a new thread to save scrolling.
Still had no time to updat... |
brian j |
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Sticky! |
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 17
HERE WE GO NUMBER 17
[url="http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?o... |
bambam |
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3,201 |
24th Jan 2022, 12:50
Dagutd27 |
Family history
I am trying to find my family on the 1911 censers .In 1916 they are living at Queen street... |
winnie |
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24th Jan 2022, 00:07
winnie |
NEW HOUSE' NEL PAN LANE
I had an occasion to have to go to Leigh Hospital the other day ,and i went via Hindley Gr... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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17th Jan 2022, 14:53
GOLDEN BEAR |
Brock Mill farm. Haigh
Looking for info on above. My ancestors the Alkers farmed there in the late 1700s to early... |
christine marsden |
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8th Jan 2022, 18:58
christine marsden |
Golborne colliery
Can anyone tell me how it got Kidglove as a name please? |
flaggy delf |
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31,771 |
4th Jan 2022, 23:57
whups |
Gaffer, please help!
I gave wrong address I was searching for when you answered my query. Got mixed up with 402... |
soreen |
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4th Jan 2022, 17:33
soreen |
402, Wakefield Rd.Dewsbury
Hi, Had great help from this site.Can I ask another question, please? Can u tell me who wa... |
soreen |
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3rd Jan 2022, 18:12
soreen |
Christine Marsden
Hello Christine i believe you have info on the burials of ST. MATHEWS
Highfield i would b... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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2nd Jan 2022, 13:11
GOLDEN BEAR |
Holland
Was there a place called Holland in the 1700s in Wigan or was it upholland? |
christine marsden |
1 |
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31st Dec 2021, 09:48
PeterP |
Crank and Burtons
Do you remember it ?,behind Browns dentists ,you could park in the yard at the side,when i... |
dave b |
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3,880 |
29th Dec 2021, 17:01
mickadoptedwiganer |
Wiganworld Forums
Instead of using this Communicate section. It would be more advantageous, and quicker for ... |
wiganyankeeron |
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28th Dec 2021, 13:35
tuddy |
Newfoundland Colliery Worthington
Who ran it, when was it a working pit, and was there a rail connexion? Can't find it menti... |
flaggy delf |
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3,284 |
19th Dec 2021, 11:02
zenith |
Cansfield high school
I remember when this school was called "the Secondary ", i left in 1978, my name is Ian Ch... |
peeweerug |
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8,353 |
18th Dec 2021, 08:16
PeterP |
Prefabs, Greenhey, Kitt Green in the 50's
Has anyone any photos / street scenes of Greenhey?
When I tell my granddaughter about the... |
millykate |
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5,642 |
13th Dec 2021, 22:39
KSBUICK49 |
DECORATORS ?
Well for the second time of asking WW's do any of you know of a good /decent WALLPAPER /HA... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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26th Nov 2021, 16:30
bentlegs |
Brook House Greenhouse's and Garden, Highfield
Hi all,
I am currently researching some ruins that are situated in Blundell's Wood, Hig... |
Fursty Ferret |
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1,229 |
25th Nov 2021, 19:33
Fursty Ferret |
Irene Wyatt (Stationery )John England’s 1960s
Nostalgia makes me seek to connect with old work colleagues
It was a nondescript job th... |
kameras |
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2,196 |
22nd Nov 2021, 16:30
cindy |
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 16
HERE WE GO NUMBER 16
[url="http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?opt=f... |
bambam |
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3,863 |
15th Nov 2021, 18:46
bambam |
573 wigan road bryn/ ashton
Hi all you wiganners.I really hope someone can help me. I am going for a visit to Wigan a... |
rusty |
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2,373 |
13th Nov 2021, 22:58
Rusty5491 |
St Helens Mining Tech On North Road
Anybody remember any of the teachers from St Helens Mining Tech on North Road? I can reme... |
GrahamK |
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6,832 |
11th Nov 2021, 22:02
tuddy |
Questions re Wrightington pre NHS funding... etc
Good morning from the island...
Hard at work on my presold autobio.
Which will of cour... |
Islander |
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11th Nov 2021, 11:49
whups |
temperance bars
I wonder if anyone remembers a temperance bar in King St in the 1950s?
I am sure I rememb... |
Kathy T |
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4th Nov 2021, 14:28
GOLDEN BEAR |
PHOTO OF ORMSKIRK RD
I AM making a special appeal to all my fellow member's of WIGAN WORLD and that is i am des... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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11th Oct 2021, 20:23
dougie |
Those Who Were There
[url="https://www.sabrinafuller.com/those-who-were-there-at-home"]
Walk the past presen... |
WiganSoundWalk |
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11th Oct 2021, 18:55
Magic tree |
Irish diaspora mid 1800s
I am doing some research into Irish settlement in the mid-1800s. I have read that Scholes/... |
WiganWrestlingHistory |
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1,351 |
11th Oct 2021, 10:37
aussie94 |
gallagher family from greenough row 1911
my grandfather john gallagher lived at ,5 greenough row in 1911 .is there any w... |
traveller |
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1st Oct 2021, 11:05
winnie |
st johns school pemberton
happy times was there from 1952 until i sat my 11 plus. |
jud178 |
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2,966 |
22nd Sep 2021, 14:46
GOLDEN BEAR |
Motor bike stores in WIGAN
I am just enquiring to all wigan worlder's were and when were the first MOTOR BIKE SHOP'S... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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6th Sep 2021, 23:47
tuddy |
Church records
The lovely Freda did an amazing job transcribing the cemetery records.
I have used them s... |
daviessb |
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3rd Sep 2021, 18:17
bluebell3 |
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 15
HERE WE GO NUMBER 15
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bambam |
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4,766 |
19th Aug 2021, 16:05
bambam |
Wigan Music Scene
Do you have any memories of Wigan Town Centre-based gigs/clubs/bands/festivals that you'd ... |
WiganSoundWalk |
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2nd Aug 2021, 09:51
WiganSoundWalk |
Bridge 63 Red Rock.
I have just read that the pub 'Bridge 63' at Red Rock (formerly the Crawford Arms) is re... |
lock lass |
5 |
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27th Jul 2021, 16:35
JR |
wigan casino and student union
I remember Quintessence at the casino in 69 or 70.what a fantastic night.I stood about a f... |
Magic tree |
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27th Jul 2021, 16:16
JR |
Llandudno web-cam
Llandudno is popular with us Wiganers
Here is live view from café on West Shore
[url=... |
cordyline |
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5,175 |
18th Jul 2021, 19:13
PeterP |
Orange day southport .
Not going ahead this year |
anniedingle |
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15th Jul 2021, 10:24
bentlegs |
Clacton on sea
Visited clacton on sea there delicately is pie ,mash ,Liquer it was very nice didnt think ... |
anniedingle |
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14th Jul 2021, 10:48
PeterP |
Wigan Pier
Does anyone know what’s happening at Wigan Pier..is this another missed managed project? |
roylew |
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6th Jul 2021, 18:04
JR |
Alkers lane
Anyone know where this was in 1901? Orrell /Pemberton census |
christine marsden |
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15th Jun 2021, 17:14
momac |
NAME OF CLUB?
Can anyone tell me the name of the LABOUR CLUB which was behind the shops opposite MARSH P... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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10th Jun 2021, 13:06
GOLDEN BEAR |
Motorbike shop at saddle
During a conversation the other day about motorbikes for some reason , I came up with " oh... |
comfortably numb |
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31st May 2021, 08:46
tonker |