Retro special: Remembering past Wigan shops and shopkeepers
We asked readers on our Facebook page to remember, share stories and celebrate Wigan shopkeepers from years gone by and there were many fond suggestions.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 21st Jul 2022, 12:30 GMT
Here are a selection
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Taylor's newsagents on Frog Lane, Wigan, on the corner of Glebe End Street in 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell
Brian Stokes of J. Stokes & Sons Grocery, Pemberton, pictured with his mum Ellen (right) and shop assistant Joan Rigby as he retires after 55 years in the business. Photo: GARY KELMAN