Life in Wigan pubs captured on camera in 2008

By Charles Graham

Published 1st Sep 2026, 15:45 GMT

We have gone back 18 years in time to revisit several Wigan watering holes that featured on the Evening Post’s Pub Life pages in 2008.

We are at the King’s Arms in Ashton, White Lion and Railway in Whelley, Pit Pony in Ashton, the Eagle and Child in Billinge and the Railway in Pemberton.

We hope these pictures bring back happy memories.

5. Barman Lawrence Blakeley at The White Lion and Railway

. Photo: Gary Kelman

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6. The then new pool room at the White Lion and Railway

. Photo: Gary Kelman

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7. The White Lion and Railway at Whelley

. Photo: Gary Kelman

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8. The White Lion and Railway landlady Mary Brennan

. Photo: Gary Kelman

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Life in Wigan pubs captured on camera in 2008

We have gone back 18 years in time to revisit several Wigan watering holes that featured on the Evening Post’s Pub Life pages in 2008.

5. Barman Lawrence Blakeley at The White Lion and Railway

6. The then new pool room at the White Lion and Railway

7. The White Lion and Railway at Whelley

8. The White Lion and Railway landlady Mary Brennan

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