Dave Croft wrote... >The coal loading wharf called Wigan Pier was used as a joke by Lancashire >comedians. >The remainder of the named bit is seen in >http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowefoto.com/konica/wigan01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowefoto.com/konica/page57.html&h=341&; >w=450&sz=38&hl=en&start=32&tbnid=uMbQ9WWaq7SlHM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwigan%2Bpier%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D >18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN >I hope this long URL works OK.
This short one does: http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/wiganpier.htm -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
