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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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4th May 2021, 23:14
tonker |
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 |
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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27th Mar 2021, 22:24
jo anne |
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 |
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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8th Mar 2021, 16:09
GOLDEN BEAR |
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 |
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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4th Mar 2021, 18:13
ena malcup |
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 |
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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30th Oct 2020, 14:16
JR |
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 |
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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7th Oct 2020, 20:07
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.
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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 |
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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2nd Jan 2020, 04:49
aussie94 |
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 |
Horse Racing in Wigan
Never knew that Wigan had a race course. Found this while trawling the net. Springfield p... |
blackrodweaver |
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29th Oct 2018, 13:20
tony j |
Ashfield House Standish late 50's info
Was Ashfield House in Standish (which is now I believe a resteraunt) in the late 50's onwa... |
BLACKRODWEAVER |
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28th Sep 2018, 16:40
Bradshaws Girl |
Wigan Grammar School 1958-63
Anyone out there remember those days? Rugby at Prospect in the mud! Cricket on the Mesnes ... |
fedup |
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27th Sep 2018, 17:18
jud178 |
Old Mersey Times
I'm not sure if [url=http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/index.html] this has been on before,... |
dave© |
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12th Aug 2018, 11:58
tonker |
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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23rd Jul 2018, 18:38
tonker |
Arley Hall.. Wigan Golf Club
As a member we get a very good and informative news letter every month, below is an extrac... |
blackrodweaver |
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8th Jul 2018, 20:31
blackrodweaver |
Wigan pub
Hi,
Does anyone remember the name of the pub in Stanishgate in the 1970's. The pub is sti... |
greenveg |
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31st May 2018, 13:35
jarvo |
Swampy Ground
Someone has commented on a Photo-a-day relating to the new bus station being constructed i... |
SoniaB |
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6th Apr 2018, 22:57
minnie |
WIGAN, A CENTURY ON.
Well, 110 years on, really.
Just been looking at [url="http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuf... |
macwil48 |
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31st Aug 2017, 08:24
macwil48 |