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.

placeholder image — 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.

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.

Champion Wigan wrestler, Bob Berry, with manager, Will Bennet, left, and trainer J. Stockley in the early 1900s.

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Champion Wigan wrestler, Bob Berry, with manager, Will Bennet, left, and trainer J. Stockley in the early 1900s. Photo: Frank Orrell

Debenhams employees with the Mayor.

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Debenhams employees with the Mayor. Photo: SUBMITTED

The shoe department at Debenhams.

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The shoe department at Debenhams. Photo: SUBMITTED

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