W.R. Deakin’s Annual Picnic, 7 September 1895
On Saturday 7 September 1895, W.R. Deakin’s annual picnic for his employees was held at Whittle Springs, to the north of Wigan in Lancashire. The Wigan Observer and District Advertiser reported on 14 September 1895: During the morning the weather was very unpropitious, but about noon “the clouds rolled by”, and the party, in high […]
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