RETRO: Remembering Wigan's pub landlords and landladies

By Michelle Adamson

Published 10th Mar 2023, 12:30 BST

Here are a selection of photographs taken from 1970 to the ’00s for stories or part of a weekly feature Pub Life – you might recognise a friendly face or two behind the bar.

RETRO – Pubs

Landlord Colin Cook and regulars at the Market Hotel in Wigan in 1974.

1. 1974

Landlord Colin Cook and regulars at the Market Hotel in Wigan in 1974. Photo: Frank Orrell

The Anvil on Dorning Street in Wigan is The Pub of the Year 2002, awarded by CAMRA - The Campaign for Real Ale. Pictured with the Alan Ball Award is landlord Ian Thorpe.

2. 2002

The Anvil on Dorning Street in Wigan is The Pub of the Year 2002, awarded by CAMRA - The Campaign for Real Ale. Pictured with the Alan Ball Award is landlord Ian Thorpe. Photo: Freelance

Wigan rugby legend Billy Boston behind the bar in his pub The Griffin on Standishgate Wigan in 1985

3. 1985

Wigan rugby legend Billy Boston behind the bar in his pub The Griffin on Standishgate Wigan in 1985 Photo: staff

Nick and Janet Hutchinson, landlord and landlady of The Crawford Arms, Red Rock in 2006

4. 2006

Nick and Janet Hutchinson, landlord and landlady of The Crawford Arms, Red Rock in 2006 Photo: staff