History of Ince - Lots of articles and resources
Lots of articles and resources from our volunteers and friends, charting some of the history of Ince
Articles
History of William Morton & Sons - Grocers of Ince & Wigan
The Life of Sam Woods - MP for Ince in 1891
The Walmesley's of the Hall of Ince & Lucknam Park
Humphrey J.G Walmesley of Westwood House, Ince, Wigan
The History of the Walmesley Chapel at Wigan Parish Church
The Philanthropic Legacy of the Gidlow Sisters
James Kay and Family of Westwood Hall
Westwood Hall
The Victorian Playboy, Johnnie Walmesley of the Hall of Ince
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Thomas Knowles - PitBoy to Parliamentarian
Israel Knowles - Courtesy of Wigan Archives
Pearson & Knowles - Coal Mining
Resources
The Establishment of Ince Water Supply
1950's - Ince Urban District Council - Official Guide.
1879 - Ince Sanitary Report
1896 - Medical Officer Health Report
1958 - Opening of Ince C of E School
1891 - Outbreak of Typhus in Scholes and Ince
1883 - Curious Case of a collapsed mineshaft at the Viaduct Houses
Isaac Wilson Lawrence - Ince Brewer
History of the Belle Green Mission - 1869-1969
Stephen Walsh MP. for Ince 1906-1929 - Mining Boy to Minister of War.
Opening Ceremony - Walmesley Park in 1895
Jubilee Celebration of the Belle Green Mission. 1883-1933.
Buildings of Interest for Ince
1927 - Ince Central School won the Daily Dispatch Rugby Shield
1979 - Higher Ince Urban Trail
Loop 1 - Images
Loop 2 - Images
Loop 3 - Images
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1881 Ince Directory
1905 - Kelly's Ince Directory
1925 - 1926 Directory
Videos - Thanks to Gerry Mawdsley
1957 - St.William's Walking Day - Video
1950's Ince - including Belle Green walking day, Carnival, Morris dancing, home life, etc