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

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Comments by Tony Kearns, 5th August 2010



Used Willgoose Lane regularly in the 1940's, to get to the A.B.C.minors on a Sat. morning, from my home in York St. East. If you view the section, pubs in Wigan in the 1840's,on Wigan World, it mentions a pub in Wallgate named The Bears Paw, and the landlords' name was William Willgoose. Coincidence, or was it named after him? Re the nameplate, this was in situe up to 2or 3 years ago, and was removed, the same time that the lane was blocked off by the company who presently occupy the building, namely, Tudor Heating.