RETRO: Queen's Coronation celebrations and visit

The late Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation was celebrated across the country 70 years ago and many Wiganers held street parties. Here are a few submitted photographs and pictures of Her Majesty when she visited Wigan, a year after the Coronation in 1953.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 29th Apr 2023, 12:30 BST

RETRO

1954 - The years after her Coronation the new Queen visits Wigan to open the John McCindy Hall.

1. 1954

1954 - The years after her Coronation the new Queen visits Wigan to open the John McCindy Hall. Photo: submitted

A crowd gathered to see their new Queen, as Queen Elizabeth paid her first royal visit to Wigan just a year after her coronation. The photo was taken at the bottom of Market Street.

2. 1954

A crowd gathered to see their new Queen, as Queen Elizabeth paid her first royal visit to Wigan just a year after her coronation. The photo was taken at the bottom of Market Street. Photo: Submitted

The Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Wigan in 1954 the year after her Coronation

3. 1954

The Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Wigan in 1954 the year after her Coronation Photo: Submitted

These happy people are obviously expected a royal visitor. It's the new Queen Elizabeth who paid her first royal visit to the town just a year after her coronation. The photo was taken at the bottom of Market Street, Wigan.

4. 1954

These happy people are obviously expected a royal visitor. It's the new Queen Elizabeth who paid her first royal visit to the town just a year after her coronation. The photo was taken at the bottom of Market Street, Wigan. Photo: Submitted

Queen Her Majesty Wigan