RETRO: Vintage views of Wigan shops

We have been hunting through our extensive photographic archives to find exteriors of shops in and around Wigan, taken as long ago as the late 1800s all the way through to the 1990s. They may conjure up a few fond memories.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 20th Mar 2023, 15:45 BST

RETRO – Wigan

The Thomas Pennington Furniture Broker premises in Millgate at the turn of the 20th century.

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The Thomas Pennington Furniture Broker premises in Millgate at the turn of the 20th century. Photo: Frank Orrell

Latimer's grocers shop with Turner footwear next door and the Market Street entrance to the Commercial Yard on the right in 1966.

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Latimer's grocers shop with Turner footwear next door and the Market Street entrance to the Commercial Yard on the right in 1966. Photo: Frank Orrell

The last remaining blacksmith's forge in south west Lancashire on Kenyon Lane, Lowton, just before closure in 1968. The blacksmith is possibly Herbert Jordan.

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The last remaining blacksmith's forge in south west Lancashire on Kenyon Lane, Lowton, just before closure in 1968. The blacksmith is possibly Herbert Jordan. Photo: Frank Orrell

RETRO 1990 Marketgate shopping centre Wigan

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RETRO 1990 Marketgate shopping centre Wigan Photo: staff