RETRO: Vintage scenes of Wigan town centre (1960s to '80s)

Here are some vintage scenes in and around Wigan town centre from the 1960s through to the 1980s.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 26th Jan 2023, 15:45 BST

Some look familiar to this day...others not so much.

Retro 1960s
A great shot of Wigan town centre in the 1960s looking down Market Street when it was open to two way traffic. The public convenience can be seen opposite Jackson the Taylors with a line of now classic cars namely a Rover P5 a Ford Anglia a Hillman Hunter, a Vauxhall Cresta and a Rover 2000, and on the other side The Black Horse pub with Tetley sign. Further along a delivery van is replenishing stocks of pies and double decker buses take shoppers into town.
Towards Queens Hall is The Crofter's Arms on the left of the picture

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Retro 1960s A great shot of Wigan town centre in the 1960s looking down Market Street when it was open to two way traffic. The public convenience can be seen opposite Jackson the Taylors with a line of now classic cars namely a Rover P5 a Ford Anglia a Hillman Hunter, a Vauxhall Cresta and a Rover 2000, and on the other side The Black Horse pub with Tetley sign. Further along a delivery van is replenishing stocks of pies and double decker buses take shoppers into town. Towards Queens Hall is The Crofter's Arms on the left of the picture Photo: Gary Brunskill

RETRO - A view of Marketplace in the late sixties

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RETRO - A view of Marketplace in the late sixties Photo: Gary Brunskill

RETRO 1986
A view of Wigan town centre redevelopment from the construction crane in 1986

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RETRO 1986 A view of Wigan town centre redevelopment from the construction crane in 1986 Photo: Gary Brunskill

RETRO 1986 - A view of Wigan town centre redevelopment from the construction crane in 1986

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RETRO 1986 - A view of Wigan town centre redevelopment from the construction crane in 1986 Photo: Gary Brunskill