It is dominated by a first visit to the town of the young Queen Elizabeth.
7. The Queen's motorcade makes its way down Market Street, past the Queen's Hall as thousands thronged the streets
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Seven decades on: Queen's first Wigan visit and other 1954 events
By Charles Graham
Published 14th Apr 2026, 04:55 GMT
News and sporting events in the Wigan of 72 years ago feature in this charming 1954 collection from our picture archives