13 pictures of Wigan people and street scenes in the 1970s

Half a century has passed since many of these wonderful pictures of Wigan people and places were taken in the 1970s.

We hope they intrigue younger readers and refresh memories for older ones.

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Southern Street, Pemberton, backing on to the slag heaps of the old Pemberton Colliery on Wednesday 29th of January 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Happy children in Lorne Street, Scholes, in March 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A game of leapfrog for lads in Duke Street, Swinley, in January 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A flooded section of road under the railway bridge on Warrington Road, Lower Ince, in the summer of 1975. In the background is Britannia Bridge Primary School. Photo: Frank Orrell

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