FROM THE ARCHIVES: Wigan Casino pictures through the ages

By Michelle Adamson

Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 BST

Updated 15th Jun 2020, 17:41 BST

Wigan Casino Club was world famous for the northern soul all-nighters, but it built a strong musical history with many famous faces taking to the stage.

Take a look through some of Frank Orrell's photographs of the life and times of Wigan Casino Club 1960-1980s ...

The sweating dancers at the all-nighters at Wigan Casino in the mid 1970's.

A piano still stands on the stage in the middle of the demolition of Wigan Casino in 1983 as a poignant reminder of its musical past