ANOTHER postcard from Bolton's past has emerged which casts the town in a more favourable light.
The Bolton News recently revealed details from a postcard, thought to be sent from a traveller staying at Ye Olde Man and Scythe pub in 1905, in which he described the town as the "most miserable" place that he had stayed in.
The author went on to tell his wife in the note that he hoped "never to return" to Bolton but did label the iconic pub as "great digs."
After seeing our story, reader Monica Townsend, aged 81, from Farnworth has shown us a post card in her collection, sent a year later - which offers a more glowing review of the borough.
The note, which carries a picture of Churchgate on the front, appears to have been sent by someone called Jennie to an address in Cockermouth, Cumbria in 1906.
The author offers pleasantries to the recipient before simply stating that she is "having a nice time" during her stay in Bolton.
The postcard was purchased for £2.80 by Mrs Townsend at a pop up shop in Grasmere in the Lake District in the early 1980s.
She said she thought about it after reading our report into the first postcard, which had been sent to Man and Scythe boss Richard Greenwood.
She said: "I was reading the article and recalled that I had picked this postcard up, along with another one from Bolton back in the 1980s.
"I thought I should take it in to the newspaper and see what people think of it - it does give a more positive view of Bolton at that time than the first one.
Mrs Townsend, who bought the postcard with her late husband James, said she would like to hear from anyone who has information to explain aspects of the Churchgate street scene featured on her postcard.
She said: "There are lots of interesting things, such as the small building in the middle of the picture which I believe was used by the police, but I'm not sure, if anyone knows anymore it would be good to hear from them."
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