20 vintage scenes of Scholes

By Michelle Adamson

Published 14th Dec 2022, 15:45 BST

Updated 29th Jun 2025, 07:26 BST

We are today shining a spotlight on Scholes, with 20 photographs from the 1950s to 1980s mined from our Wigan Today picture archives showing how it has evolved over the years.

While some of these scenes will be familiar, others may not be.

Retro 1972 - Views of Scholes in Wigan, during redevelopment

1. 1972

Retro 1972 - Views of Scholes in Wigan, during redevelopment Photo: STAFF

RETRO 1968 - High rise flats in Scholes replace the terraced houses and cobbled streets of old Wigan.

2. 1968

RETRO 1968 - High rise flats in Scholes replace the terraced houses and cobbled streets of old Wigan. Photo: Wigan Today - National World

Margaret Baines with two of her children outside their house in Cambridge Street, Scholes. Theirs was the last house standing in the street during the slum clearances in March 1973 and had no water or toilet while awaiting re-housing.

3. 1973

Margaret Baines with two of her children outside their house in Cambridge Street, Scholes. Theirs was the last house standing in the street during the slum clearances in March 1973 and had no water or toilet while awaiting re-housing. Photo: Frank Orrell

A rag and bone cart trundles past the Flamingo Hotel in Scholes in April 1975.

4. 1975

A rag and bone cart trundles past the Flamingo Hotel in Scholes in April 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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