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.
Miles Williams paint and varnish works at Scholes Bridge, Wigan, in the late 1890s. They made and sold decorating materials but also maximum light window glass and provided cathedral, shell and fancy glass of every description. Photo: Frank Orrell