Here is collection of photographs from our archives of the road, its landmarks, its businesses, residents and visitors spanning the whole of the 20th century.
5. Butcher Fred Worthington from Worthington's Butchers of Wigan Lane in Wigan who was retiring after 25 years to begin a business as a wood-carver
. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON
6. Two young lads kicking through the autumn leaves on Wigan Lane in 1968
. Photo: STAFF
7. The Cherry Garden Hotel on Wigan Lane with the name of James Norris over the door at the turn of the 19th to 20th century
. Photo: SUBMIT
8. Entertainer Dickie Henderson opens the new Wigan Lane Service Station in 1969
. Photo: STAFF