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buttercup
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Hi all,
I have a book that was a prize given to my Ggrandfather in 1906, Wigan.
Inside the cover there is a label with "St Pauls P.S.A Wigan" it also has the motto "One is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are Brethren"
I'm obviously assuming St Pauls is a church, but have no idea where in WIgan it is located, and further i am also interested in trying to work out what the "P.S.A" might mean.
Any suggestions??
Thanks once again for help given! 
BC
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daviessb
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Did you find out?
There is a St. Paul's in Goose Green, Wigan where my mum lives. It's about 100 yrs old.
Susan
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casalguidi
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Hi BC
My first thought was PS/Primary School?
There was/is usually a school associated with main churches in towns.
Hope you manage to find out.
Casalguidi
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Hackstaple
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A bit confusing. P.S.A. was a Wesleyan Sunday afternoon club "Pleasant Sunday Afternoon". Activities were usually hiking or nature study and, in winter, choral. However that would not apply to St. Paul's as no Wesleyan Chapel would have that title and St. Paul's is indeed a church in Wigan but not a district, as far as I know.
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buttercup
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Hi gang! 
Thanks for all your replies!! They are much appreciated.
Casalguidi, im quite certain it wasnt school related as i know my ggandfather was a grown man by then!
Thanks for teh link Fitty, i had come across that before but as yet havent mailed and asked, so thats soemthign ill be doing over the xmas break!
Will let you know if and when i find out!!
In the meantime have a great christmas!
BC
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Olly
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Hi, 
I actually live in the Wigan area, although not originally from there.
I have located 3 St. Pauls for you.
There is the one in Goose Green , which has already been suggested.
The other 2 are on the wiganworld site. They are:
Hindley St Pauls, a congregational church with records going back to 1811
Wigan Congregational [Independant] Standishgate[St Pauls] with records from 1777.
Standishgate is the name of the road.
Sorry, I've no thoughts on the initials yet.
If there is anything else in this area I can help with, I will try.
Regards, Olly
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Olly
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Me again,
My hubby is good on abbrieviations and he agrees with Hack about it standing for 'Pleasant Sunday Afternoon'.
Don't know much about Wesleyan Chapels though.
Regards, Olly
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Olly
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Hi,
Found a link between 'Pleasant Sunday Afternoon' and Congregational churches.
Try www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk/articles/sundayafternoon.htm
Apparently, the chap who started the whole thing was a Congregationalist so your link to Wigan may be one of those two Churches I found.
Good rooting
Regards, Olly
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buttercup
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Thanks for that Olly!!
The link was interesting (havent looked at all of it yet)
Im more inclined to think it was from St Pauls in Standishgate, if my memory serves me correctly it isnt really far from where my ggrandfather lived!!
So as usual will keep searching!
Merry Christmas!
BC
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billb
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St. Pauls church is on Warrington Road in Wigan.
It can be reached by coming off the M6 at Marus Bridge and following Warrington Road(main road) into Wigan. St. Pauls church is located about 200 yds after main roundabout.
St. Pauls Primary school, with strong connebtions to the church, is located on same road but on opposite side.
PSA ? perhaps something about parents' scholars association or something. Just a guess
Hope this is some use
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Hackstaple
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Inside the cover there is a label with "St Pauls P.S.A Wigan" it also has the motto "One is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are Brethren"
It will add little to your research but a] the text above is from Matthew 23.8 b] The P.S.A. movement was not a children's Sunday School - it was designed for adults.
Merry Christmas
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