We recently published some pictures of Wigan shops taken in the 1970s and had a great response from readers. So here are some more. Do you remember these stores and those who ran and worked in them?
Manageress, Kathleen Roden, left, and shop assistant, Barabara Tate, inside Makinsons Tea Warehouse on Woodcock Street which was due to close in January 1974.
The family tea and coffee business was started in the 1880s and was owned by Richard Makinson who also built and owned the Makinson Arcade. Photo: Frank Orrell
Shop assistant, Barbara Tate, left, and manageress, Kathleen Roden, outside Makinsons Tea Warehouse on Woodcock Street which was due to close in January 1974.
The family tea and coffee business was started in the 1880s and was owned by Richard Makinson who also built and owned the Makinson Arcade. Photo: Frank Orrell