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Barley Brook nursing home is reopened by the Mayor Coun Bernard Holt in 1995Barley Brook nursing home is reopened by the Mayor Coun Bernard Holt in 1995
Barley Brook nursing home is reopened by the Mayor Coun Bernard Holt in 1995

A look back at Wigan in the 1990s and before

Take a stroll down Wigan's memory lane with these pictures from the past...
By Henry Widdas, Communities Content Page Manager
Published 9th Dec 2021, 15:45 BST

Recognise yourself in any of these photos? Let us know if you do!

Hindley in the 1980s with the town hall and council offices

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Hindley in the 1980s with the town hall and council offices

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A junior disco at the ABC Cinema on Station Road, Wigan, for members of the ABC Minors Club in 1981

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A junior disco at the ABC Cinema on Station Road, Wigan, for members of the ABC Minors Club in 1981

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Picture of the John Sumner brewery wagon at the Haigh brewery in the early 1900s

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Picture of the John Sumner brewery wagon at the Haigh brewery in the early 1900s

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The Roy Hartley maternity home Billinge Hospital in 1995

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The Roy Hartley maternity home Billinge Hospital in 1995

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