Local History & Heritage

The History of Ince
Thursday 16th Feb, 12.30pm - 4pm
Ince Library & Community Centre, 121 Manchester Rd.



archives.wigan.gov.uk / Facebook / @ArchiveWigLeigh

The borough’s Archives are based at Leigh Town Hall and the permanent exhibition there is well worth a visit. (Tue - Sat, 10am - 4pm)

Spring View is in Lower Ince

Can you actually see a spring from Spring View, Lower Ince, Ince?

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Is there actually a 'new' spring in Aspull? If there once was, it's not new anymore!

There was a recent discussion about Spring View on the Facebook group, ‘Characters of Ince’:

Does Spring View exist?


The next Wigan Local History & Heritage Society presentation …

The Price of Coal
By Ken Scally
Mon 13th Feb, 7pm
Real Crafty, Upper Dicconson St



More info: Facebook

Relevant Links:
www.wiganlocalhistory.org
Facebook - Info Page
Facebook - Public Group
@WiganLocalHist1
YouTube Channel

www.wigancivictrust.uk

Museum of Wigan Life
archives.wigan.gov.uk

www.wiganbuildings.co.uk
Facebook Group

YouTube Video




*Archives Wigan & Leigh at Ince Community Centre
Thursday 16th Feb, 12.30pm - 4pm*

"The industrial revolution in North West England was driven by coal mining in the Wigan and Leigh area."

Here we go again! And what a load of tosh!!

Do you really think coal mining only took place in the Wigan (and Leigh) area? (note: it's changed from "Wigan" to Wigan and Leigh 'area', that's a step in the right direction)

I suppose you could claim that the "Wigan and Leigh area" started at Salford and extended to Warrington, Liverpool and Preston. Well, that would be wrong too!

The truth of the matter is, the coal mining was done in the "South Lancashire Coalfield". ALL of it !

So it wasn’t just the Wigan & Leigh area, but more of a seam effort then, Tonker.

Tonight’s presentation from 7pm at Real Crafty (Link):

tonker

Correct, most of coal mining in Lancashire was in the South Lancashire Coalfield centred on Walkden Yard where there was a locomotive depot and railway lines to the surrounding collieries to collect wagons for the supply of coal to local power stations.

Now all gone with the exception of Astley Green Colliery which is now a museum.

I’ve still to visit the museum, Owd Codger!



lancashireminingmuseum.org

The last surviving headgear and winding house in the whole Lancashire Coalfield

OPENING TIMES

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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You must make the effort and you can also be a member of the Red Rose Society who run the museum for a annual fee of £10.

My interest is because my late father was a locomotive driver who for thirty seven years collected coal wagons from the local collieries which included Astley Green for the power station at Kearsley in Bolton.

I will do soon, Owd Codger.

The nearest we’ve been so far is parking nearby to walk along the canal from Astley Green to Worsley Delph, which I’d definitely recommend as well.

bridgewatercanal.co.uk

YouTube Link

Sad that we cannot see what is underground. If you could go through that portal in Worsley (OK.I know you really cannot, that it would be incredibly dangerous) but travel through in your imagination. There is more than 50 miles of underground canals, with all sorts of structures. There are three levels, there are inclined planes, even steps all the way back up to the surface at Walkden. (The Walkden Eye)

In 1960's they were still maintained by NCB, so occasionally you can come across descriptions and accounts of this subterranean stuff.

History of Ince that should take 10 mins

Ena M, it’d be fantastic if a virtual experience of the underground canals etc could be created one day, perhaps with a drone. I imagine it’d be hazardous and expensive though.

Peter G Ince has a rich history! 10 mins indeed!

Sorta like those orbs which explore the place of the 'Engineers' in the film 'Prometheus' (The penultimate Alien episode)

Owd Codger -

"Correct, most of coal mining in Lancashire was in the South Lancashire Coalfield centred on Walkden Yard " ??????

No! Wogdin Yard came under Central Lancashire coalfield.

"where there was a locomotive depot and railway lines to the surrounding collieries to collect wagons for the supply of coal to local power stations" ??????.

It was the workshops for Manchester area collieries.
Haydock served South Lancashire collieries.

Wogdin

I worked at a shop in Wogdin for a while, and I knew a miner from Westhoughton, and I think his pit was somewhere in the Wogdin area, 1960s and 70s.
He had a marvelous accent, and when folk call say "Wogdin" they say it quick, so it sounds more like a 'bark' than a word

Mon 17th April, 7pm
Real Crafty

Not Just the 3 Rs; Life in a Lancashire School
By Louise Wade (Link)

Lancashire Steam Heritage Festival

Sat 20th & Sun 21st May (Link)



Tickets: www.acc360.co.uk

A Stroll Through History Along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal From Adlington to Top Lock
By Paul Kenyon
Monday 15th May, 7.30pm start
Real Crafty, Upper Dicconson St, Wigan




Facebook - Link

(Paul presentation doesn’t seem to be on YouTube as yet.)

Wigan Rugby League - The Early Days
By Wigan Rugby Heritage Society
Mon 12th June, 7pm, at Real Crafty


@WiganLocalHist1

wiganrugbyheritagesociety.co.uk

Local History Walk
Sunday 2nd July (Link)

The next Wigan LH&HS presentation will be on:

Mon 10th July
By Brian Groom

Who Built Wigan (Borough’s) Churches?
By Will & Pat
Mon 14th August, 7pm
Real Crafty



More info: Facebook

Wigan Parish Church is open to visitors on Saturdays, 11am - 2pm, till September

YouTube Link

“Who Built Wigan’s Churches”

Is that a trick question?
If not, it’d may as well be.
“Who paid to have the churches built”?
“Who was the architect who had someone draw plans”?
Or, “who actually built them?

Not forgetting the fact that none of the churches in Wigan are actually ‘Wigan’s’

Ain't it always so.

Twenty years ago, many folk had heard of Alan Turing.

When I said to my friend, a distinguished IT professional, that Tommy Flowers actually built what could pass as the first programmable electronic digital IT device, she said, "Who? Never heard of him"!

If Tonker can knock a post he will, don't believe every thing he says, he gets his information from Kenny Cunliffe, he is a know nowt,

Coccium to Coal Miners - A Virtual Tour
Mon 11th Sep, 7pm - 9pm at Real Crafty
*Part of this year’s Heritage Open Days: Link

• Sat 16th Sep, 11am & 1pm
Museum of Wigan Life - Curator Tours (www.heritageopendays.org.uk)

The latest What’s On guide includes events to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of Wigan Casino (23rd Sep): www.wigan.gov.uk (pdf)

Coccium to Coal Miners: YouTube

Today - Sat 16th Sep

Also, tours of St Wilfrid’s Church in Standish, 11am & 2pm - Link

Find other events: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting

First ten years of my bobbying days were conducted from Spring view nick .. a culture shock to me in those days ..incorporating Platt Waz.

‘A Heavenly Library’ by Al and Al
Mon 9th Oct, 7pm, at Real Crafty (Link)

The Social History of Wigan Cricket Club
By Peter Fleetwood

Monday 13th Nov, 7pm, at Real Crafty

What happened to the Bradshaighs?

How did they come to lose possession of their Haigh estate?

Do you have access to Google, ena?

I know what happened to them.

Just wanted to signal that it is not all about the Lindsays/Crawfords incommers.