Corner shop(s)

Are there any pics of corner shops in Wigan MBC on this thread, after all its in the Wigan Photo's section

I copy them from a Wigan thread on FB, so they are all meant to be within Wigan boundary.

Admin wrote:

This is certainly not in Wigan its in the potterys

I have seen most of the pics before on a website, at least 1 may be in Manchester and most are in Yorkshire/Northumberland

Admin wrote:Nice photo, Cad. Just a point also...WE also used to hang around a shop or such like back then and never got into any bother.

You know... I can remember some old guy (bad on his feet, two walking sticks) who lived across the road (cannot remember his name... dammit!)... up near the main road.  He used to call one of us over and ask us to get him cigarettes, milk, sugar and suchlike from the shop.  He would give us money to get it, and he always got the correct change back.  He always treated us, albeit by giving us a Woodbine or two.

I ask you... can you imagine that happening today?

Yes, different times, what!

I see yon shop has started selling Hovis

And Colemans starch..which was brilliant for babies nappy rash.

"Nostalgic appeal provided by the old corner shops"


Credit Wigan Today