Cheers! We wind back the clock to 2007 with these nostalgic pictures from three Wigan pubs

By Charles Graham

Published 16th Jul 2026, 04:55 GMT

Pubs are the cornerstones of communities across Wigan and regularly feature in our articles.

We have gone back 19 years to find these pictures from the Wigan Today archives of three hostelries which featured on the Evening Post’s Pub Life pages in 2007.

They were taken at The Ellesmere Inn in Hindley, Brocket in Whitley and Crooke Hall Inn in Crooke Village.

1. Ellesmere landlady Pauline Hock

. Photo: Paul Greenwood

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2. The new beer garden at The Ellesmere

. Photo: Paul Greenwood

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3. Patricia Sobieh, left and Cathy Dalube at The Brocket

. Photo: Paul Greenwood

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4. Barbara and David Thompson at The Ellesmere Inn

. Photo: Paul Greenwood

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Cheers! We wind back the clock to 2007 with these nostalgic pictures from three Wigan pubs

Pubs are the cornerstones of communities across Wigan and regularly feature in our articles.

1. Ellesmere landlady Pauline Hock

2. The new beer garden at The Ellesmere

3. Patricia Sobieh, left and Cathy Dalube at The Brocket

4. Barbara and David Thompson at The Ellesmere Inn

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