A feature very much of its time, but nice to have a record nonetheless. These were all taken in 1973 and 1974.
11. The first of seven pictures of staff from Peter Blond clothing factory in Skelmersdale
. Photo: STAFF
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Females abound in these Wigan Observer workplace pictures from the '70s!
By Charles Graham
Published 27th Oct 2026, 04:55 GMT
A chance for readers to see themselves, their mums or grandmas as they were more than 50 years ago as we dip into the Wigan Today library for pictures taken for the Observer’s old Firm Favourites profile page which routinely singled out all the female staff from local businesses for group pictures.