Among them are quite a few photographs taken in the Scholes area plus the earliest known picture of Wigan Athletic’s former home, Springfield Park, thought to have been taken in the first decade of the the last century.
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Shevington Junior School on Miles Lane - whose buildings are soon to be demolised to make way for a care centre - had its own outdoor swimming pool in May 1969! Photo: Frank Orrell
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Springfield Park in the early 1900s showing the original stand on the popular side, the cement cycling track and cinder running track. Posing for the camera are a cyclist sporting the Prince of Wales feathers on his shirt and a runner in his spikes. The picture is the oldest known view of Springfield Park. Photo: Frank Orrell
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A Shevington football team in 1947. Photo: Frank Orrell