RETRO 1968 - Views of Wigan life in the late 1960sRETRO 1968 - Views of Wigan life in the late 1960s
RETRO 1968 - Views of Wigan life in the late 1960s

RETRO: 20 vintage scenes of Scholes

We are today shining a spotlight onto Scholes, with 20 photographs from the 1950s to 1980s mined from our Wigan Today picture archives showing how it has evolved over the years.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 14th Dec 2022, 15:45 GMT

RETRO: Scholes pictures of the past (1950s to 1980s)

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

5. 1968

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

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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.

6. 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

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RETRO 1974 - A view of Scholes looking towards Longshoot and Whelley.

7. 1974

RETRO 1974 - A view of Scholes looking towards Longshoot and Whelley. Photo: gb

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RETRO 1968 - Terraced houses in Scholes are pictured ready for demolition to make way for new housing.

8. 1968

RETRO 1968 - Terraced houses in Scholes are pictured ready for demolition to make way for new housing. Photo: staff

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