RETRO: 25 photographs of Shevington scenes, pupils and sports

We have mined the Wigan Today picture archives again and have found 25 photographs from decades past of various scenes, people and places in the village of Shevington.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 12th Dec 2022, 12:30 GMT

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Retro 1970 Shevington's new library has the finishing touches before its official opening.

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Retro 1970 Shevington's new library has the finishing touches before its official opening. Photo: staff

Retro 1993 What a whopper!..A giant cabbage on display at Shevington Show

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Retro 1993 What a whopper!..A giant cabbage on display at Shevington Show Photo: staff

Helping to make a model village are Alan Benton, Angela Gaskell, Emma Spencer and Susanne Eastham at Shevington Primary School in November 1976.

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Helping to make a model village are Alan Benton, Angela Gaskell, Emma Spencer and Susanne Eastham at Shevington Primary School in November 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell

1976 - A bunch of happy pupils at Shevington Primary School in November 1976.

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1976 - A bunch of happy pupils at Shevington Primary School in November 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell