Retro 1968 - Pensioners Mr and Mrs Sweeney take a last stroll down Anderton Street in Scholes, Wigan, before their home is demolished.Retro 1968 - Pensioners Mr and Mrs Sweeney take a last stroll down Anderton Street in Scholes, Wigan, before their home is demolished.
Retro 1968 - Pensioners Mr and Mrs Sweeney take a last stroll down Anderton Street in Scholes, Wigan, before their home is demolished.

RETRO - 20 vintage Wigan street scenes spanning the decades

By Michelle Adamson
Published 11th Dec 2022, 04:55 BST
In our latest hunt through the Wigan Today photo archives we have unearthed 20 more pictures of the town and its surrounding areas, some dating back to the late 1800s, others from more recent decades. See what’s changed and what hasn’t.

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RETRO 1979 - A view of Station Road Wigan, taken from Scholes

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RETRO 1979 - A view of Station Road Wigan, taken from Scholes Photo: STAFF

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A vintage view looking down Standishgate, Wigan, taken in the late 1800s.

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A vintage view looking down Standishgate, Wigan, taken in the late 1800s. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A night picture looking down Station Road with Waring and Gillow furniture store and Oxleys departmental store on the right and the Ritz cinema and Court school of dancing at the bottom of the road in the late 1960s. Between Oxleys and Waring and Gillow could be John Peters furniture store but I can't make out the name.

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A night picture looking down Station Road with Waring and Gillow furniture store and Oxleys departmental store on the right and the Ritz cinema and Court school of dancing at the bottom of the road in the late 1960s. Between Oxleys and Waring and Gillow could be John Peters furniture store but I can't make out the name. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The lower end of Standishgate in 1966. Prominent are the C&A store, Mark Williams butchers, Hunters chemist and Bellmans Wools.

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The lower end of Standishgate in 1966. Prominent are the C&A store, Mark Williams butchers, Hunters chemist and Bellmans Wools. Photo: Frank Orrell

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