History of Wigan   (Help with ancient and recent history.)

FOR KATH PRESSEY.
Just reflecting back on those walking day's Kath what time period was when you walked? What i remember about ST.MATHEWS was we would congregate where Kath? was it near parochial Hall or what ,anyway we would set off down Billinge rd all the way and when we got opposite the hospital the walk would stop while the band played for those in there. Then onward again turn left along LITTLE BILLINGE ROAD to the end,then left onto ORMSKIRK ROAD up toward's Carnegie Library just round the corner nearing Tunstall Lane IE ( veg shop and my house ) thats were all my relations would gather and stuff lots of pennie's,tanner's , threepnny bit's in my hands it was great.
Then on again past HALF-WAY -PUB up the slight hill to MOUNT ZION left there down ENFIELD STREET up to top of KEN GEES PUB /BILLINGE ROAD RIGHT THEN BACK TO THE CHURCH. Into the church for payers and hymns then onto cricket field and round off the day . Oh these bloomin people don't half know what they are missing do they???????