A selection of pictures from 2003
17. RETRO
A pint to ponder.....Stewart Thompson ponders on the future of his Mayflower Brewery on the site of the old bleachworks on Chorley Road, Worthington, in June 2003 as the factory buildings were planned for demolition to make way for a new housing estate. Photo: Frank Orrell
18. RETRO
Catering assistant at Trencherfield Mill cafe, Christina Dean, serves the perfect cuppa on Wigan Pier to grateful runner Lynne Gough on Monday 6th of January 2003.
The Royal Society of Chemistry chose Wigan as the most appropriate town in which to unveil a recipe for the perfect cup of tea since in a celebrated newspaper article called 'A nice cup of tea' 4 years before his death in January 1950, George Orwell, famed for his gloomy portrayal of life in Northern England, 'The Road to Wigan Pier', attempted to define exactly what made the flavour of tea so dear to the hearts of the nation. But staff at Trencherfield Mill's cafe believed they already knew. A good tip is to brew it in light coloured china. Photo: Frank Orrell