Remembering Wigan's Somerfield supermarkets

For about a decade from the late 1990s onwards, there were severl Somerfield supermarkets in the Wigan area. Owned by the retailer Gateway, they served shoppers in Ashton, Standish and Tyldesley. The business was first taken over by Kwik Save and then the Co-op before the Somerfield name disappeared altogether from the high street.

These pictures were taken by our photographers at all three of the local stores.

13. The Deputy Mayor of Wigan, Coun Sam Little and his wife Nancy officially start work on the site of the new Somerfield supermarket, being built at Ellesmere Street, Tyldesley in 1997. Cheering them on are Jim Nicholson, Pochin (Developments) Ltd, left, Brian Reay, Bushwing PLC, both joint developers, Keith Eaton and John Morewood, site agents, of Pochin

. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST

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14. Manager David Renee with brothers Gary and Jordan Molyneux cutting the ribbon to open the new Somerfield store in Tyldesley in 1998

. Photo: Submitted

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15. A reminder of what the old Somerfield store looked like in Standish. Aldi now occupies the space

. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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16. And a reminder of what used to stand on the corner of Preston Road and School Lane before there was a supermarket there: The Wheatsheaf Hotel and the old Almond's Brewery building

. Photo: STAFF

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