Wiswell, Village 1906
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Photo of Wiswell, Village 1906

More about this scene

The view looks along the lane towards a 19th-century school and to the left, down Vicarage Fold, stands the village pub. The nearby medieval vicarage has a priest hole, often used during the Catholic persecution that followed the Reformation, as this, like many other villages in Lancashire doggedly clung onto the Old Faith.

A Selection of Memories from Wiswell

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Wiswell

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During the 1950s my brother Brian and I (Peter) were what can only be described as whisked to paradise in Wiswell. We left the slums of Hulme on a vacation that has stayed with us forever, it was like taking part in our own fairytale. We went to stay with Mr & Mrs Wearing in the big white house across from the farm on Back Lane, they were very kind and caring people, who opened their home to two ...see more