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Tenants. Someone asked who lived at
Who lived at 33 Leyland green rd, Jimmy & Hilda Fearnly were thefirst tenants in July 1... |
bentlegs |
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8th Sep 2020, 00:08
whups |
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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5,380 |
4th Sep 2020, 18:24
Warr33 |
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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1,097 |
4th Sep 2020, 17:26
RobinG |
Lawrenson, Mineral Water Manufacturer (Ince?)
My son has recently found a "Pop" bottle in a roadside ditch south of Warrington. The bot... |
george |
7 |
1,131 |
3rd Sep 2020, 12:57
Marigold |
Conquering Hero
Hi there has anyone any memories of the uniquely name public house |
milkman1963 |
4 |
815 |
30th Aug 2020, 12:22
chisholm |
Tickle street
can anyone tell me where tickle street was located in wigan, im not sure if it was pem o... |
talktalk |
1 |
582 |
25th Aug 2020, 09:02
gaffer |
Granada Reports Bob's Century: 1980s
Just been going through some old VHS tapes to digitise and one of them is a series shown o... |
ashtonman01 |
5 |
655 |
23rd Aug 2020, 21:48
ashtonman01 |
Bryn station
Does anyone know when Bryn station was altered the way it is today?. By altered I mean the... |
ashtonman01 |
6 |
667 |
21st Aug 2020, 18:31
ashtonman01 |
foster and sons
did anyone on here work at Fosters furniture place down chapel lane?
long since closed do... |
gozzer |
145 |
16,382 |
14th Aug 2020, 15:41
GOLDEN BEAR |
Wigan Wallgate photo
Just came across this b/w photo of Wigan Wallgate. No idea of year, but what caught my eye... |
ashtonman01 |
11 |
1,315 |
2nd Aug 2020, 11:47
PeterP |
The laurels
Hi there does anyone remember the Laurels club near to Beech Hill really busy place late 8... |
milkman1963 |
1 |
563 |
30th Jul 2020, 19:17
bambam |
wigan casino and student union
Sorry,forgot to mention students union.saw Barclay james harvest,little feet,gravy train a... |
Magic tree |
7 |
628 |
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 |
1,677 |
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 |
806 |
20th Jul 2020, 19:06
gaffer |
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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821 |
14th Jul 2020, 10:12
ashtonman01 |
Scholes
Good evening all. I'm looking into my family history and came across my 3rd great grand pa... |
SAtherton74 |
8 |
1,161 |
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 |
729 |
4th Jul 2020, 20:17
JAMB |
Hilda Fields - Beech Hill Avenue
Hello, did anyone here know Hilda Fields? She was living at 82 Beech Hill Avenue when she ... |
lupine |
3 |
615 |
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 |
389 |
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 |
447 |
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 |
1,184 |
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 |
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847 |
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 |
485 |
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 |
1 |
514 |
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 |
686 |
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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1,136 |
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 |
5 |
700 |
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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596 |
31st May 2020, 10:02
christine marsden |
The World ....
.... is round! |
tonker |
12 |
985 |
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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3,245 |
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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1,112 |
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 |
3 |
1,263 |
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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954 |
21st May 2020, 22:12
FAT MICK |
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 |
776 |
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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596 |
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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502 |
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 |
Old Ashton photos on ebay
Came across some old photos of Ashton town centre in ebay. One or two I have never seen be... |
ashtonman01 |
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4th May 2020, 21:55
dougie |