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Wigan was the home of Northern Soul in the 70s ans 80s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan_Casino

Wigan was the home of the best market hall in the land. It had the greatest atmosphere ever.

Beechams

Beecham was the family business of Thomas Beecham (1820–1907), a chemist. He was the grandfather of the conductor also named Thomas Beecham (1879–1961). As a boy, he worked as a shepherd, selling herbal remedies as a sideline. He then started as a travelling salesman or peddler.

Their first product was Beecham's Pills, a laxative, in 1842.[2] Subsequent success enabled him to open a shop in Wigan in 1847

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Michael Marks of Marks and Spencer fame lived in Great George Street, Wigan in 1891

My wife was born in Great George Street.

Frank Randle was born in 1901 and lived at 50 Wigan Road, Aspull.

Colin Bean (Private Sponge in Dads Army) was born in Wigan, lived in Scholes. His dad played for the Latics.

Elvis never visited Wigan.

Rolf Harris, on a fleeting visit to Wigan, chucked his bag of sweets in the bin on seeing Dostaf

Mac wrote:Rolf Harris, on a fleeting visit to Wigan, chucked his bag of sweets in the bin on seeing Dostaf

Behave on my serious educational thread.

Please miss. He started it!

I never!

Top Facts?

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Rose by Martin Cruz Smith was set in Wigan

The year is 1872. The place is Wigan, England, a coal town where rich mine owners live lavishly alongside miners no better than slaves. Into this dark, complicated world comes Jonathan Blair, who has accepted a commission to find a missing man.

When he begins his search every road leads back to one woman, a haughty, vixenish pit girl named Rose. With her fiery hair and skirts pinned up over trousers, she cares nothing for a society that calls her unnatural, scandalous, erotic.

As Rose and Blair circle one another, first warily, then with the heat of mutual desire, Blair loses his balance. And the lull induced by Rose's sensual touch leaves him unprepared for the bizarre, soul-scorching truth. .






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There is a Ballad of Wigan Pier

Heinz make a billion cans of beans a year.

In 1788 Wigan had a spa. It was said to be located around Harrogate Street and people came from miles around to take the waters..

Watched a goood prog about Heinz beans recenty. Wilm look for the prog tomorrow

Admin wrote:Rose by Martin Cruz Smith was set in Wigan

The year is 1872. The place is Wigan, England, a coal town where rich mine owners live lavishly alongside miners no better than slaves. ....

There's Wigan 'fact' and there's also Wigan 'bullshit'"! Wigan was never a 'coal town' and no 'mineowners' lived in Wigan in 1872.

Rose is a work of Fiction it was set in Wigan That's a fact

tonker wrote:

There's Wigan 'fact' and there's also Wigan 'bullshit'"!   Wigan was never a 'coal town' and no 'mineowners' lived in Wigan in 1872.    

prove it....

Heinz COMPANY PRODUCTION FIGURES .....  CLAIM   .....  IN THEIR OWN PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS  ....  that their factory situated in Orrell, in the area governed by Wigan Council, in Greater Manchester, England, UK,  PRODUCES 1.5 million cans of beans a day.

It follows that, if 100% production took place for 365 days in any year, their TOTAL BEANS PRODUCTION would be ......  547.5 million cans of beans per year.

If 'Heinz', a Worldwide Company, produce over 1 billion cans of beans a year, it follows that any amount OVER 547.5 million MUST BE PRODUCED IN THEIR SEVERAL OTHER FACTORIES, WORLDWIDE?

Vixen wrote:

tonker wrote:

There's Wigan 'fact' and there's also Wigan 'bullshit'"!   Wigan was never a 'coal town' and no 'mineowners' lived in Wigan in 1872.    

prove it....

I could.  I might do.  Watch this space!

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A 'coal town' produces coal over and above any other produce. Wigan town, produced very little coal. It processed much cotton and most of it's population was employed in it's many mills, one of which was amongst the largest in Britain.

Wigan was twinned with the French town of Angers in the Loire Valley in 1988.

Admin wrote:Wigan was  twinned with the French town of Angers in the Loire Valley in 1988.

Wigan 'BOROUGH' was twinned with the French 'CITY' of Angers in the Loire Valley in 1988

Thank you for pointing that out tonker what would we do without your superior knowledge on all things wigan