It was always a high-density neighbourhood, except decades ago the housing stock was horizontal as opposed to vertical, as it is now.
Rows of back-to-back houses were swept away in the early 1970s to create the view which now dominates the Wigan skyline, and is familiar to thousands of drivers who pass through the town centre daily.
Here we take a look back at the Wigan community in these haunting archive pictures.
Here we take a look back at the Wigan community in these haunting archive pictures.
9. View of Scholes in Wigan as terraced housing is demolished to make way for high-rise flats in 1972
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10. 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: .
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