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Dist:0.2km north<br/>Note the open-sided wooden structure on the far right - after the ban on smoking inside pubs landlords have often erected temporary canvas shelters for their recalcitant smokers. This looks a little more permanent.
©David Long
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Photographed from the patch of grass known as Belle Green, the Belle Green pub stands on Belle Green Lane in Ince.
©David Hignett
Dist:0.3km north<br/>
©David Long
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The line was an avoiding line for the West Coast Main Line, by-passing Wigan. It left the WCML south of Springs Branch sheds, and rejoined it south of Standish. For much of its length it is now a cycling route. From the green fingerpost sign in the pic, giving cycling times from here to various points around, there would appear to be a cycling network in the Borough, but it is little publicised.
©David Long
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Rumours that Morrisons Supermarkets use the same architect as Disney are an urban myth (started by me!). This building makes a substantial impact (blot) on its gridsquare.
©David Hignett
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The floral display contrasts sharply with the boarded up tavern on Manchester Road
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The Site for sale sign advertises that there's planning permission for residential development. So this pub as definitely seen its last pint pulled.
©David Lally
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Petticoat Lane is now lined with 1920s Council Houses and more modern houses. In the 1920s there were around 60 dwellings there, which were cleared away, presumably as substandard housing. This nearby row remains. A local Mothers' Union trip to York in 1929 declared the famous Shambles to be 'no nicer than Petticoat Lane', which implies the demolished houses here looked quite quaint and attractive.
©David Long
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©David Long
Dist:0.4km north<br/>So far doing better than its neighbour across the road [[861260]]
©David Lally
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.5km north<br/>
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.5km south<br/>The sculpture is un-credited.
©David Lally
Dist:0.5km west<br/>
©Raymond Knapman
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This is where the loop line connected with the Springs Branch. To the left of this junction was Wigan Ironworks,known locally as Top Place. These links show how it was in the 1960s: http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=3&id=5206&gallery=Railways&offset=80 http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=3&id=5207&gallery=Railways&offset=80 http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=3&id=5208&gallery=Railways&offset=80
©David Ashcroft

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