1950 - Standishgate, Christmas 1950. Note the two-way traffic and parking and Pendlebury's Crawford House, left, which four years later was gutted by fire.1950 - Standishgate, Christmas 1950. Note the two-way traffic and parking and Pendlebury's Crawford House, left, which four years later was gutted by fire.
1950 - Standishgate, Christmas 1950. Note the two-way traffic and parking and Pendlebury's Crawford House, left, which four years later was gutted by fire.

RETRO: Vintage views of Wigan

Old street scenes in and around the Wigan borough, some dating back 100 years.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 6th Jun 2023, 04:55 BST

RETRO – Wigan

Wallgate railway bridge, on the approach into Wigan at the turn of the 20th century.

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Wallgate railway bridge, on the approach into Wigan at the turn of the 20th century. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Wallgate with the Victoria Hotel and the station at the turn of the 20th century.

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Wallgate with the Victoria Hotel and the station at the turn of the 20th century. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A view looking down Standishgate in the late 1800s.

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A view looking down Standishgate in the late 1800s. Photo: Frank Orrell

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D. Humphreys fish and chip restaurant and the Saracen's Head pub on Wigan Lane around 1900.

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D. Humphreys fish and chip restaurant and the Saracen's Head pub on Wigan Lane around 1900. Photo: Frank Orrell

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