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highfield infants school
Just thought i would ask to see if anyone on here went to to the infants school highfield ... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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16th May 2022, 15:02
GOLDEN BEAR |
Either end of St Pauls Ave
Interesting to note that there are two English Heritage Grade 2 listed buildings in St Pau... |
Perkin Warbeck |
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8th Apr 2022, 18:27
JR |
Old Colliery employees
Hello
I know this is a long shot but I was wondering if there’s anyway of finding out w... |
Roy1982 |
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24th Mar 2022, 20:48
Roy1982 |
Pubs in Scholes....
Can any of you lovely people give me or point me to any links to a list or better still a ... |
custard |
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5th Mar 2022, 02:42
JakeDawber23 |
1/5th Battalion Manchester Regiment WW1
To all
I am writing a book on the 1/5th Manchester Battallion. To help write the book I... |
gingerfreak |
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5th Mar 2022, 02:35
JakeDawber23 |
History
Can anyone tell me what the big house next to the back entrance to Gidlow girls school in ... |
avcott |
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4th Mar 2022, 20:26
avcott |
Wigan of Old
Not sure if this is the right place to be posting this but I have ancestors who hail from ... |
Susanc241 |
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16th Feb 2022, 22:23
john b |
Corncrake in Wigan
Hi all,
Just wondered if anyone has any stories/memories of the long disappeared corncr... |
Fursty Ferret |
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27th Nov 2021, 18:52
tonker |
WW1 wounded soldiers
Can anyone help with a query, please ?
When a soldier is badly wounded, and subsequentl... |
hilly |
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10th Nov 2021, 12:50
gingerfreak |
Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer
New virtual aerial map allows everyone to explore England’s archaeology from the air - [... |
jo anne |
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18th Oct 2021, 14:23
JR |
Demolished Buildings in King Street
Can anybody name any buildings in King Street that have been demolished since 1950?
Als... |
Perkin Warbeck |
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8th Oct 2021, 09:56
jo anne |
The Industrial Railways of the Wigan Coalfield....
Hi all !
Does anyone know where I can get part 2 from ? Seems to be phenomenally rare !... |
zenith |
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20th Sep 2021, 19:29
blackrodweaver |
What is the oldest house/hall/building in Wigan
With recent news of Haigh Hall being refurbished I wondered if it is the oldest building i... |
blackrodweaver |
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24th Jul 2021, 02:36
mollie m |
Eckersley Arms and Poolstock
I live in the Nottingham area and I'm researching my wife's maternal ancestry through the ... |
StuartRal |
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13th Jul 2021, 17:58
tonker |
Macfarlane's/ Mcfarlanes Foundry
Does anyone know anything about this foundry in Wigan? Only reference I can find is to a S... |
flaggy delf |
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2nd Jun 2021, 13:45
WN1 Standisher |
Hi all !
Hello all !
I've been reading these forums for years. I moved here nearly 9 years ago n... |
zenith |
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1st Jun 2021, 09:57
WN1 Standisher |
William Henry Speakman, Chairman of Highfield CC
As we approach the centenary of Highfield Cricket Club, we are looking for some local insi... |
SpeakGS |
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28th Mar 2021, 13:12
SpeakGS |
EDDIE
I have taken this of due to the person is not the one i wanted sorry . |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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25th Mar 2021, 19:23
tonker |
Your thoughts on Saxon and Viking Wigan
I am interested in only actual or at least fairly certain indicators of influence by Saxon... |
JR |
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4th Mar 2021, 19:36
JR |
Old schools
Does anybody remember the blue coats i think it was on the corner opposite unite offIce my... |
builder09 |
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28th Jan 2021, 14:43
GOLDEN BEAR |
Dorothy
50 years ago I worked at Metal Box in Westhoughton , I met a lovely lady at the site her... |
aussie94 |
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28th Jan 2021, 14:40
GOLDEN BEAR |
Carnegie Library, Wigan
In researching Carnegie libraries in Lancashire I've found one in Ashton in Makerfield but... |
maryms |
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13th Jan 2021, 23:14
tonker |
Westwood House
Does anyone know the exact location of the ancient Westwood House and when it was demolish... |
JR |
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29th Oct 2020, 20:21
JR |
Kelly Directories
Has any one had any experience using one of these old directory publications for research ... |
david dunlop |
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27th Oct 2020, 13:10
Perkin Warbeck |
Macarbe History
I'm hoping to find someone who could either tell me or point me in the right direction of ... |
Rachael16 |
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24th Oct 2020, 21:56
tonker |
Wigan History Podcast
Hi everyone,
I'm Tom. I decided that I'd start a podcast which told the story of Wigan ... |
WiganHistoryPod |
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1st Jun 2020, 14:37
tony j |
History of Wigan, and King Arthur stopped here
[url=]https://www.betanetcafe.co.uk/Window%20on%20Wigan%20Research%20book.pdf]for a pie an... |
firefox |
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13th May 2020, 14:38
firefox |
Springs Branch Railway
I have been lurking on these boards for many years, but have only yesterday, been able to ... |
RPowell42 |
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11th May 2020, 10:24
RPowell42 |
Does Wigan have its own Town flag
Reading in the local free paper that Horwich are trying to design their own town flag.
... |
blackrodweaver |
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9th May 2020, 17:46
firefox |
Wigan Observer and The British Newspaper Archive
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I've also posted it on the "Wigan Family & Local Hist... |
jim.orrell |
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28th Apr 2020, 20:35
jim.orrell |
Nitnoersamd, Ince
Nitnoersamd, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Trying to track a record the 1851 census ... |
AspullGal |
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12th Mar 2020, 10:15
monome |
Millbeth on Station Road, 1960s
Hi everyone - I’m looking for a picture of my Nan’s old shop, it was a clothing shop a... |
Fiona1996 |
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31st Jan 2020, 19:40
upthetims |
Workhouse Frog Lane
what became of this imposing , austere building. I remember as an apprentice at Walmsleys ... |
aussie94 |
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14th Jan 2020, 14:52
priscus |
Ashfield House Standish
Hello , new member here, just wondering if anyone can help,I am doing some research into A... |
Sherriff |
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4th Dec 2019, 17:25
Sherriff |
George the School " Poney"
Being a member of Wigan Golf Club and reading up on the history of Arley hall. I found th... |
blackrodweaver |
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20th Nov 2019, 20:17
blackrodweaver |
Cobbled Streets
Not many left any near you
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blackrodweaver |
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24th Jul 2019, 12:04
PeterP |
Two
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i-spy |
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28th May 2019, 17:42
kenee |
Temperance bars in Wigan (and district)
I know one's opened at Botany Bay, Chorley, but does anybody remember any in Wigan and, if... |
i-spy |
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22nd May 2019, 20:21
retep1949 |
Lockkeepers at Poolstock.
Before 1900, lockkeeper James Leyland. Any info. please? |
soreen |
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18th May 2019, 19:48
soreen |
Where wiganers of old quenched their thirst
And it wasn't a pub.
A neighbour,in his 80's ,insists there was a drinking water fountain... |
i-spy |
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13th Nov 2018, 23:33
jodav |