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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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37,560 |
Sticky! |
Bryn station
Does anyone know when Bryn station was altered the way it is today?. By altered I mean the... |
ashtonman01 |
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191 |
9th Aug 2020, 14:54
Tommy Two Stroke |
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 12
HERE WE GO NUMBER 12
[url="http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?opt... |
bambam |
370 |
5,825 |
9th Aug 2020, 14:23
dougie |
Llandudno web-cam
Llandudno is popular with us Wiganers
Here is live view from café on West Shore
[url=... |
cordyline |
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2,704 |
8th Aug 2020, 12:30
bentlegs |
Wigan Wallgate photo
Just came across this b/w photo of Wigan Wallgate. No idea of year, but what caught my eye... |
ashtonman01 |
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2nd Aug 2020, 11:47
PeterP |
Conquering Hero
Hi there has anyone any memories of the uniquely name public house |
milkman1963 |
3 |
284 |
30th Jul 2020, 22:43
Dagutd27 |
The laurels
Hi there does anyone remember the Laurels club near to Beech Hill really busy place late 8... |
milkman1963 |
1 |
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30th Jul 2020, 19:17
bambam |
foster and sons
did anyone on here work at Fosters furniture place down chapel lane?
long since closed do... |
gozzer |
144 |
15,176 |
27th Jul 2020, 00:22
alan porter |
wigan casino and student union
Sorry,forgot to mention students union.saw Barclay james harvest,little feet,gravy train a... |
Magic tree |
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22nd Jul 2020, 16:27
JR |
School st
I've known for a while that in 1939 a good portion of my grandads family including my gran... |
kyliec88 |
16 |
1,200 |
21st Jul 2020, 19:09
albion |
Location - Ashton or Billinge?
Hello, can anyone help me identify the location in this photo from the brickwork of the ho... |
lupine |
5 |
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20th Jul 2020, 19:06
gaffer |
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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88 |
15th Jul 2020, 12:49
Magic tree |
Liverpool Road, Ashton
Had a stroll down Liverpool Rd in Ashton (Ashton's millionaires row as I call it:) and I n... |
ashtonman01 |
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14th Jul 2020, 10:12
ashtonman01 |
St Peys Bryn
To be demolished,and one bed apartments
for homeless people to be built
[url="http://www... |
Joe Maplin |
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12th Jul 2020, 12:33
Joe Maplin |
Scholes
Good evening all. I'm looking into my family history and came across my 3rd great grand pa... |
SAtherton74 |
8 |
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6th Jul 2020, 09:19
gaffer |
St Joseph's Church Records
Has anyone looked at the marriage records for this church? I know from experience with oth... |
langbard |
3 |
280 |
4th Jul 2020, 20:17
JAMB |
Golborne colliery
Can anyone tell me how it got Kidglove as a name please? |
flaggy delf |
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28,141 |
1st Jul 2020, 11:41
whups |
Wigan Casino - rock night.
The Casino is well known in Britain and also the USA for the Northern Soul Night, but ther... |
JR |
10 |
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28th Jun 2020, 13:49
JR |
Hilda Fields - Beech Hill Avenue
Hello, did anyone here know Hilda Fields? She was living at 82 Beech Hill Avenue when she ... |
lupine |
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28th Jun 2020, 11:39
lupine |
James Layland
Hi, Looking for James layland.Born 1837, Dad James, Mam Mary Taylor, sister Jane, born 182... |
soreen |
2 |
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28th Jun 2020, 08:20
JAMB |
Elizabeth taylor
Hi, Need help with age of Elizabeth taylor who was staying with james & mary Layland in Mi... |
soreen |
2 |
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27th Jun 2020, 22:22
mygriffiths |
byrom street poolstock
hi i am doing family history my grandfather when he got married in 1894 he was from number... |
builder09 |
5 |
818 |
26th Jun 2020, 10:42
langbard |
Pub name
What was the name of the pub at 1 Warrington Lane, Scholes in 1871? I cannot read the name... |
macwil48 |
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26th Jun 2020, 06:07
macwil48 |
End of war celebration photo
Just a note first that I'm not in the least bit interested in VE Day for reasons I don't h... |
ashtonman01 |
4 |
510 |
25th Jun 2020, 17:35
tonker |
Whitledge Green
Anyone know what that old ruined brick wall (I presume it was a wall) was used for that us... |
ashtonman01 |
3 |
188 |
24th Jun 2020, 17:13
ashtonman01 |
Ashton-in-Makerfield
On WW some one was asking about Owlet Nest Ashton and on looking up burials at St Thomas C... |
PeterP |
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18th Jun 2020, 18:14
tonker |
Whittingham Asylum.
Hi, Chasing Thomas Addison who died in Whittingham Asylum .Think date is 11th.January 1899... |
soreen |
3 |
335 |
17th Jun 2020, 18:58
stevemul |
Sharp Street, Wallgate
Hi, My great great grandfather William Rowe used to bottle mineral water at his premises ... |
Geoff Livesley |
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15th Jun 2020, 13:05
momac |
Street finding
Hi just a quick message as I cant seem to find a street that was in Pemberton in 1893 the ... |
lilicangel18 |
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1st Jun 2020, 22:04
lilicangel18 |
Brentwood 251 Wigan lane.m
Anyone have any history of Brentwood,I know William woods lived there in 1939,he was a vet... |
christine marsden |
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31st May 2020, 10:02
christine marsden |
The World ....
.... is round! |
tonker |
12 |
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28th May 2020, 23:42
tonker |
Visit by Mother Teresa
Apologies in advance for this sketchy info, but my wife is an old Wiganer and she remember... |
stjon |
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2,663 |
23rd May 2020, 14:02
FAT MICK |
Little Scotland, Blackrod.
Doea anyone know why Little Scotland is so called ? There is also a canal bridge named Abe... |
hilly |
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23rd May 2020, 13:58
FAT MICK |
Photos of Wigan's streets 1940s-50s
In case of interest:
"From Dick Eastman's blog (https://blog.eogn.com):
"Back in 20... |
maryms |
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21st May 2020, 22:19
FAT MICK |
2 Davies Yard, Kitt Green, Pemberton, Wigan
I am researching my family tree and since found out James Ashurst once lived at the follow... |
barbarabanter |
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21st May 2020, 22:12
FAT MICK |
EX DOWNALL GREENERS 11
HERE WE GO FOLKS
[url="http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?opt=f... |
bambam |
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3,868 |
14th May 2020, 16:32
bambam |
R. Thomas Haulier Bryn Cross.
See in People. |
alan85 |
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11th May 2020, 21:01
alan85 |
Leyland’s hardware shop
Does anyone know the names of the people who owned Leyland’s hardware shop where the den... |
annieley |
4 |
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7th May 2020, 16:31
annieley |
4 Barracks, Orrell, Wigan - whereabouts?
I am researching my family history and ancestors once lived at 4 Barracks, Orrell, Wigan... |
barbarabanter |
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7th May 2020, 11:07
barbarabanter |
St Peters Infants School Bryn
Circa 1940. (Maiden Names).
Della Riley.
May Hardman.
Lillian Bramwell.
Kathleen Morga... |
alan85 |
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6th May 2020, 19:13
alan85 |
Whitledge Road Bryn.
I remember as a boy in the 40s walking through the fields from Whitledge Road to Low Bank ... |
alan85 |
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6th May 2020, 19:06
alan85 |