RETRO 1971 - A group of friends gather in James Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, to play among the derelict homes and corner shops which were due for demolition.RETRO 1971 - A group of friends gather in James Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, to play among the derelict homes and corner shops which were due for demolition.
RETRO 1971 - A group of friends gather in James Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, to play among the derelict homes and corner shops which were due for demolition.

RETRO: Fabulous vintage views of everyday life in Ince

We have been mining our Wigan Today picture archives again and today present some wonderful vintage views of Ince over the decades.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 25th Jan 2023, 07:04 BST
Updated 25th Jan 2023, 07:05 BST

RETRO – INCE

It was the long hot summer of 1976 and these Ince children made the most of the North West Water Authority testing a new water main at the junction of Ince Green Lane and Warrington Road to have some cool splashing fun on Wednesday 28th of July.

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It was the long hot summer of 1976 and these Ince children made the most of the North West Water Authority testing a new water main at the junction of Ince Green Lane and Warrington Road to have some cool splashing fun on Wednesday 28th of July. Photo: Frank Orrell

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RETRO 1971 Ince CE Primary School pupils.

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RETRO 1971 Ince CE Primary School pupils. Photo: staff

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St. Mary's School, Warrington Road, Lower Ince, on the right and St. Mary's Church on the left around the 1920s. The original church was demolished in 1978 due to mining subsidence and the school converted into the church.

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St. Mary's School, Warrington Road, Lower Ince, on the right and St. Mary's Church on the left around the 1920s. The original church was demolished in 1978 due to mining subsidence and the school converted into the church. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Westwood power station and the Wigan gasometer behind Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971.

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Westwood power station and the Wigan gasometer behind Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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