Jim Meehan
The Keith Douglas Collection
A collection of historic photographs of Standish kindly donated by Stan Aspinall in memory of Keith who was known as “Mr Standish”.
The Anne Hurst Collection
A collection of important pictures and documents reproduced with the kind permission of Anne Hurst.
The Street That Was
The story of the development of King Street
Georgian Splendour
The story of number 21 to 25 King Street
A Standish Baptism
How the Methodists became established in Standish
The Civil War returns to Wigan
Footage of a Civil War re-enactment from 2012 to commemorate to 350th anniversary of Charles II awarding Wigan a charter. Shown with the kind permission of BETA, the Wigan education charity.
The Most Calamitous of Times.
Wigan during the Civil War Period.
The History of Timberlakes
"High Riders & Rolls Royces" - charting the history of the Timberlake family and the buildings the company occupied in the town centre.
The Mystery of Standish Hall
A talk tracing the history of the Hall and the whereabouts of some of its contents that have survived, but not in the UK!
Ralph Brideoake
Uncovering the history of Standish.
Three interesting and poignant stories, commemorating Remembrance Day 2020.
Brothers in Arms
About two local miners who fought in WW1.
Wigan Soldier - Story of Survival
About a lad from Swinley who served in WW2.
Kate's Story
written by my daughter Kate, about a Wigan schools visit to WW1 Battlefields in 2015.
“The Elnup Wood Stone”.
The story of a mysterious stone found in a stream.
The Reluctant Baronet
The story of the last Baronet of Adlington and what became of him.
The Mystery of Standish Hall
A short story about finding parts of the ancient Hall thought to be lost forever.
Barbarous Wigan Murder
Video of a presentation given by Jim on Victorian Crime and Punishment in Wigan. Including a barbarous murder on Wigan Lane in the early 1800s.