Take a look at these slices of Wigan life pictured in 1953

It was the year Queen Elizabeth II was crowned and Wigan was celebrating: not only on the day itself but because the new monarch was coming to town.

But there was a lot more going on in Wigan as well in 1953, as these pictures show.

5. A group of boys, all aged about 15, training for mining at Wigan Junction pit. Behind them is Trencherfield Mill

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6. Girls of St Patrick's RC School, Hardybutts, Scholes

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7. Billy Boston steps from the tunnel at Central Park for his debut against Barrow 'A'

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8. St Andrew's School, Springfield, Walking Day

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