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Post by Lolly Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:05 pm

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The Railway Station and town centre, Wigan, 1938


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Post by nordic Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:19 pm

That took some figuring out with all those fields around . Very Happy
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Post by ramiejamie Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:55 pm

I can't seem to figure out whereabouts I'm looking confused
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Post by Lolly Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:59 pm

The two main railway lines in the centre of the pic.  Coops above that with the Parish church off to the right. Wallgate on the far right.  I think Very Happy
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Post by ramiejamie Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:04 pm

Thanks for that, it makes a bit more sense now.
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Post by nordic Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:08 pm

Bottom left hand corner Wallgate , towards the right , under Wallgate bridge , up to the Marketplace towards top right corner . To the left Parish church , and almost in line going left , old county police station and Crown court , again left Coops and Uncle Joes.....I think .
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Post by Maureen Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:27 pm

I can see where I was brought up..Nordics correct, that is Wallgate bridge,the street just before the bridge was Great George St,my street.
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Post by yonmon Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:54 pm

What's that building top left roughly where Deanery high school is now?

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Post by Andrew Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:59 pm

All saints school. forerunner to the Deanery.
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Post by yonmon Wed Sep 04, 2019 7:53 pm

Thanks Andrew Thumbs Up

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Post by Andrew Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:05 pm

Those quadrangles were still there up until a couple of years ago.

I remember them from my time there in the seventies.
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Post by Lolly Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:31 pm

St Josephs Caroline street, bottom right
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Post by -OY- Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:06 pm

I have a big set of aerial photos somewhere from, I think, the 1940s. One of them shows Worsley Hall estate under construction.

I can dig some out if there's any interest.

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Post by Lolly Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:07 pm

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