People and places, youth clubs, air training and events all appear in a random selection of Wigan photographs from 1972.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 27th Jan 2023, 10:13 BST
Updated 27th Jan 2023, 10:42 BST
RETRO 1972
13. 1972
Piano smashing was a popular event at galas in the 1970s where an upright was demolished in the fastest possible time and the pieces had to be passed through a 9 inch hole. Here some hammer wielding lads are hard at work at St. Wilfrid's Gala, Standish, on Saturday 17th of June 1972. Photo: Frank Orrell