EPW005027 ENGLAND (1920). The Co-operative Clothing Factory alongside Wallgate Railway Station, Wigan, 1920. This image has been produced from a copy-negative.

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Title [EPW005027] The Co-operative Clothing Factory alongside Wallgate Railway Station, Wigan, 1920. This image has been produced from a copy-negative.
Reference EPW005027
Date August-1920
Link
Place name WIGAN
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 358000, 405707
Longitude / Latitude -2.6339260092919, 53.546074638153
National Grid Reference SD580057

Pins

A locomotive being turned around on a "turntable".

John Wass
Wednesday 11th of November 2020 08:26:18 PM
Pemps:- Original Carpet laid in 1920's

Eduardo
Friday 2nd of March 2018 02:12:24 PM
The Empress Ballroom, later to be the famous Wigan Casino.

Eddie
Friday 24th of October 2014 01:25:06 PM
Central Station

Eddie
Friday 24th of October 2014 01:24:09 PM

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:36:06 PM
Spring Gardens.

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:34:52 PM
Dorning Street.

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:34:23 PM
Mona Street. The name is now only used to identify a Council car park, (2014).

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:29:45 PM
Richmond Street. Anybody remember "Essey's" or "Hessey's" shop in the '50s/60s?

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:27:51 PM
In the 1950s, this was Munroe's bottling plant. My cousin, Gerry Marshall, who later ran "The Casino" was an employee here in the '50s.

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:21:08 PM
No. 28, Frog Lane. I lived here between 1952 and 1959. I was aged between 4 and 11 years.

Eddie
Sunday 7th of September 2014 04:19:10 PM

User Comment Contributions

The clothing factory was not run by the Co-op, but by a firm called Coops. It has been converted into flats, a foyer for young people, and offices. The small building beneath its top rh corner is Santus' toffee factory, where the famous Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are made.

lookingin
Wednesday 2nd of December 2015 02:04:04 PM
Can I add this link to Wigan Archive Service's info about the Coops Co. ?



https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Resident/Leisure/Museums-and-archives/archives/CoopandCompanyLtd.pdf



Thanks, Eddie

Eddie
Wednesday 2nd of December 2015 02:04:04 PM