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
13. RETRO The old Wigan market hall in April 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell
14. RETRO Sid Smith near his busy newspaper stall in the Market Arcade, better known as the Old Arcade, in Wigan in September 1971. Photo: Brian McAuley