Yes, she was known as "Fish Lil" I think "Pot Roberts" was a wholesaler, pots and pans as you say but also vegetables and other things. He used to have warehouse alongside the canal on Twist Lane. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Sankey Family" <ANTSANK@jasper58.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] LEIGH LIST market > Hi Gill > > I think the fish lady was Lil Green, my Gran used to drag me to her stall > every time I visited Leigh. > > Regards > > Tony Sankey > Rochdale > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Hamiltonsearch@aol.com> > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 8:51 AM > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] > LEIGH LIST market > > > > Hi Jim > > > > Certainly very walkable from Westleigh to the Market. My mother remembers > > "Pot Roberts" who used to sell crockery and I cant remember the name of > the > > fish lady. > > > > I well remember the trolley buses going up Leigh Road to Atherton but that > > was in the mid 50's not earlier. > > > > Hope you are in the pink > > > > Cheers > > > > Gill Hamilton in Southport > > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & > Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, > Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our > list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute > regularly. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >