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.
Mesnes Street, Wigan, in the 1960s with Brians Furnishing Stores and G. Baillie Scotch Bakery on the corner with Back Mesnes Street. The bakery later became Smiths bookshop and is now the British Heart Foundation charity shop. Photo: Frank Orrell