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"Th'owd Tin Chapel" which preceded the present brick building of Gidlow Methodist Church on the corner of Barnsley Street and Buckley Street. The picture shows the chapel being set in position around 1904 on what was then sandy wastes. The men in the picture are church officials and contractors. The iron church was demolished in 1949.
"Th'owd Tin Chapel" which preceded the present brick building of Gidlow Methodist Church on the corner of Barnsley Street and Buckley Street. The picture shows the chapel being set in position around 1904 on what was then sandy wastes. The men in the picture are church officials and contractors. The iron church was demolished in 1949.
"Th'owd Tin Chapel" which preceded the present brick building of Gidlow Methodist Church on the corner of Barnsley Street and Buckley Street. The picture shows the chapel being set in position around 1904 on what was then sandy wastes. The men in the picture are church officials and contractors. The iron church was demolished in 1949.

RETRO: 20 Wigan street scenes, some dating back to the century before last

We have been looking into our photographic archives to find pictures of Wigan street scenes, some dating back as far as the 1890s featuring old buildings, some familiar and still standing tall and some which are long gone.

By Michelle Adamson
Published 30th Nov 2022, 07:22 BST
Updated 30th Nov 2022, 07:22 BST

Wigan street scenes 1890s to 1980s

The junction of Darlington Street and Warrington Lane with the Foundry Inn on the right and Wigan gas works in the background in the late 1960s.

5. 1960s

The junction of Darlington Street and Warrington Lane with the Foundry Inn on the right and Wigan gas works in the background in the late 1960s. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Gathurst Service Station on Gathurst Lane, Shevington, in April 1970.

6. 1970

Gathurst Service Station on Gathurst Lane, Shevington, in April 1970. Photo: Frank Orrell

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D. Humphreys fish and chip restaurant and the Saracen's Head pub on Wigan Lane around 1900.

7. 1900

D. Humphreys fish and chip restaurant and the Saracen's Head pub on Wigan Lane around 1900. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A driver's view coming up King Street to its junction with Rodney Street with Lennons supermarket on the left in the early 1970s.

8. 1970

A driver's view coming up King Street to its junction with Rodney Street with Lennons supermarket on the left in the early 1970s. Photo: Frank Orrell

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