A curious building near to Bark Hill Barns, Wigan Road, Aspull, in May 1997. Situated on land that was Bark Hill Farm it dates from 1716 and was originally a bull pen used to calm bulls down.placeholder image
A curious building near to Bark Hill Barns, Wigan Road, Aspull, in May 1997. Situated on land that was Bark Hill Farm it dates from 1716 and was originally a bull pen used to calm bulls down.

Wigan scenes and landmarks pictured in the 1990s

By Michelle Adamson
Published 28th Oct 2026, 04:55 GMT

A gallery from our archives which takes readers back to the Wigan of the 1990s when our photographers captured on film all manner of familiar buildings, shops and scenes in and around Wigan.

Some remain and some are long gone. See how many you recognise.

The Cross Keys Hotel on Bridge Street, Hindley, threatened with demolition in 1995. The hotel was opened in 1901.

5. 1995

The Cross Keys Hotel on Bridge Street, Hindley, threatened with demolition in 1995. The hotel was opened in 1901. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The C & A store in Standishgate when its closure was announced in January 1999.

6. 1999

The C & A store in Standishgate when its closure was announced in January 1999. Photo: Frank Orrell

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St. Joseph's College in Walthew Park, Up Holland, in 1994. The Grade 2 listed building is a former Roman Catholic seminary, the foundation was laid in 1880 and opened in 1883 to educate and train priesthood candidates aged from 11 to 24. It was founded in 1880 by Bishop Bernard O'Reilly to be a seminary serving the North West of England and was the geographic centre of the diocese of Liverpool. The college closed in 1991.

7. 1994

St. Joseph's College in Walthew Park, Up Holland, in 1994. The Grade 2 listed building is a former Roman Catholic seminary, the foundation was laid in 1880 and opened in 1883 to educate and train priesthood candidates aged from 11 to 24. It was founded in 1880 by Bishop Bernard O'Reilly to be a seminary serving the North West of England and was the geographic centre of the diocese of Liverpool. The college closed in 1991. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Our photographer Frank Orrell captured the Hale-Bopp comet in the night sky over Wigan Parish Church on Sunday 30th of March 1997.

8. 1997

Our photographer Frank Orrell captured the Hale-Bopp comet in the night sky over Wigan Parish Church on Sunday 30th of March 1997. Photo: Frank Orrell

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