RETRO: Wigan social scene in the 1970s

By Michelle Adamson

Published 10th Jul 2023, 04:55 BST

We here track back 50 years to revisit pubs and clubs in the Wigan borough when our photographer Frank Orrell captured social scenes in the 1970s.

RETRO: 1970s

Landlord of the Victoria Hotel on Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, John Lyon, takes a picture of regulars Arthur Shuttleworth and Horace Waterworth in January 1972.
John was a wedding photographer before becoming a licensee.

1. 1972

Landlord of the Victoria Hotel on Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, John Lyon, takes a picture of regulars Arthur Shuttleworth and Horace Waterworth in January 1972. John was a wedding photographer before becoming a licensee. Photo: Frank Orrell

Landlord Colin Cook behind the bar in the Market Hotel, Wigan, in October 1971.

2. 1971

Landlord Colin Cook behind the bar in the Market Hotel, Wigan, in October 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

Time for a chat and a glass of stout for old friends in the Market Hotel, Wigan, in the early 1970s.

3. 1970s

Time for a chat and a glass of stout for old friends in the Market Hotel, Wigan, in the early 1970s. Photo: Frank Orrell

Watching the world go by...a quiet corner for a Market Hotel, Wigan, drinker in the early 1970s.

4. 1970s

Watching the world go by...a quiet corner for a Market Hotel, Wigan, drinker in the early 1970s. Photo: Frank Orrell