It was the year that everyone remembers for a scorching drought, but our search of Wigan’s 1976 picture archives finds plenty of other news and features including awards, vintage views and a visit from a former Prime Minister.
RETRO – 1976
13. RETRO - 1976
A view looking up Millgate, centre, with Darlington Street and Horse Shoe Hotel on the right and Unilec Electronics and Wigan International Pool on the left in 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell