Places   (Help with places, streets and buildings in Wigan.)

The house in mill dam woods, Belonged to mrs Houghton, Her dad worked for lord standish Who's house was demolished in the mid 70's, I had a good conversation with mrs Houghton way back in the 70's. She told me about how her dad had taken a good beating from the men who worked for standish, because they went on strike and he did'nt, we used to call her the witch, But if you had ever spoken to her you would have found her very interesting, (and very hard)to live in the middle of the woods on her own with no electric or runnig water....Just down the dip going towards shevy school is where mill dam cottage was, if you look at the old photo section you will see it. Mrs houghton worked at the old tupperware at one time ,, She passed away in the 80's i think And was well into her 90's..