Home 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. Do you remember these Wigan shops? 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?
By Michelle Adamson
Published 29th Mar 2023, 15:45 BST
9. RETRO Tripe being turned and sorted during processing at Sutcliffes tripe works in Higher Ince in January 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell
10. RETRO Sutcliffes tripe works in Higher Ince in 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell
11. RETRO Mark Williams & Sons butchers shop on Standishgate in 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell
12. RETRO Margaret Razaq's fashion shop in Mesnes Street in July 1972. Photo: Frank Orrell