Over 100 years of photos featuring people, places and events on Wigan's Ormskirk Road

It’s one of the longest and busiest routes in Wigan, and Ormskirk Road in Newtown and Pemberton – whether it be residents, visitors, events or scenes – has been photographed many times over the decades.

This picture celebration spans more than a century from Edwardian times onwards and more recent ones should feature a few faces familar to locals.

1. Looking across Ormskirk Road, Newtown, in the 1960s towards Trencherfield Mill, Eckersley Mill and Westwood power station

. Photo: Frank Orrell

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2. Orrell Extended Services and Tyler Lee Hair Salon, Ormskirk Road, Pemberton were working together with pupils from St Peter's High and Abraham Guest High School on summer hair courses

. Photo: Paul Greenwood

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3. Banner girls lead the way up Ormskirk Road on walking day for St John's, Pemberton, on Sunday June 9 1974

. Photo: Frank Orrell

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4. Wigan Warriors star Shaun Ainscough at the opening of Hair O Dog Grooming Training Ltd on Ormskirk Road, Pemberton, with owner Jude Gallagher and customers Jess the British bulldog and Lily the Shih Tzu

. Photo: WIGAN NEWS PICS

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