A zanily random gallery of vintage pictures all taken in Wigan

By Michelle Adamson
Published 20th Oct 2026, 04:55 BST

We have a fabulously random selection of archive Wigan pictures covering several decades, although the the 1960s figure largest.

They include Batman and a champion wrestler from long ago.

A Ford Escort car is hauled onto the roof section of the entrance to the ABC cinema in Station Road to publicise the latest James Bond film "On Her Majestys Secret Service" in 1970. Cinema manager, Derek Fuller, is on the roof, right.

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A Ford Escort car is hauled onto the roof section of the entrance to the ABC cinema in Station Road to publicise the latest James Bond film "On Her Majestys Secret Service" in 1970. Cinema manager, Derek Fuller, is on the roof, right. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The ABC Minors 21st birthday celebrations in 1968.

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The ABC Minors 21st birthday celebrations in 1968. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Some gentleman bowlers study the woods on a Wigan green in the 1960s.

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Some gentleman bowlers study the woods on a Wigan green in the 1960s. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Runners on New Market Street, Wigan.

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Runners on New Market Street, Wigan. Photo: STAFF

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