RETRO: people and places in Wigan town centre between the 1960s and '80s

Here’s a lovely selection of pictures from the Wigan Today archives of our town centre and the people, incidents and events in it from the 1960s through to the end of the ’80s.

A real trip down Memory Lane.

5. Rathbone Gala in 1988: carnival queens and colourful characters parade through Wigan town centre

. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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6. A 1980s view of the old Market Hall in Wigan town centre much loved by Wiganers since 1887

. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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7. A look back at shopping in Wigan town centre in the late 1960s

. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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8. Traffic chaos in Wallgate as the road is resurfaced in 1978

. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW

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