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Boongie Pam
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Lilian Palmer 1923 to 1987

LINK: Masses of Wigan resources (electoral registers etc)
« on: Monday 20 February 06 13:32 GMT (UK) »

If anyone has an interest in Wigan this is your website!

http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/

Some of the resourses include...

Ancient and Loyal
A series of illustrated historical sketches of the ancient and loyal borough of Wigan.

News from 1860 and 1890
Old news detailing sports, crime, violence and suffering in Victorian Wigan.

1825 Wigan Directory,
1869 Wigan Directory
1881 Wigan Directory

Local directories covering the townships of Ince and Hindley, 1925.

Wigan Year Book, 1889
40 pages of useful information about Wigan along with a local chronology.

Wigan Views, 1908
Old booklet with lots of previously unseen photos of local businesses. The full title of the book is "Souvenir of Wigan Views and the District".

Wigan Borough Guide, c1910
Probably the earliest Wigan Borough Guide printed. Adverts have superb old photographs of shop fronts etc.

Picture Post, 1939
Article titled "LIFE IN WIGAN" included text and 30 photographs of places and people not long after Orwell's visit to the town.

What more could you want?


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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 25 April 06 10:25 BST (UK) »

Hi Pam,

Totally agree a super site Grin

we are lucky sometimes,

Jakky


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The History Shop, Library Street, Wigan WN1 1NU The Taylor Gallery is situated on the Shop's first floor
(in the old reference library). The Gallery contains Wigan's fine local history collection of books, pamphlets, maps, photographs and genealogy material and it is equipped with a permanently manned study area.


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