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Originally Posted by Frank Sanderson
Bob. Canal wharf was owned by Johnie Wilson of Wilson Memorial Gardens fame. Used to wear a whacking great diamond tie pin. Frank
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This Wilson was a great character and philanthropist, He is remembered also for tieing up Houdini and then escaping from Houdini's handcuffs
Accerington Library have an index for the afore-mentioned book by Mike Rothwell on local industrial heritage.