Delight in these fabulous Wigan secondary school pictures from 1971

Almost 45 years have elapsed since these wonderfully dated, black and white photographs of Wigan secondary school pupils were taken for the Observer.

Youngsters from Pemberton Secondary Girls’ School, Up Holland Grammar School and Blessed John Rigby Grammar School, Orrell, all feature.

1. 1971

Pupils on a lunchtime break at Blessed John Rigby Grammar School, Orrell, in May 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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2. 1971

Christian brothers who taught at Blessed John Rigby Grammar School, Orrell, in May 1971. Left to right, Brother Ring, Brother Corcoran, Brother Davies, Brother O'Halloran and Brother Thornhill. Photo: Frank Orrell

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3. 1971

Mike Wallace and Mike Senior on a horizontal milling machine in the metalwork room at Blessed John Rigby Grammar School, Orrell, in May 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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4. 1971

Sixth form pupils Michael McCaul and Martin Cassian (seated) in the science laboratory working on an experiment to find magnetic deflection of Beta P particles watched by other pupils at Blessed John Rigby Grammar School, Orrell, in May 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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