RETRO: Vintage street scenes of Wigan

Here’s a selection of street scenes and well-known buildings in and around Wigan, taken by our photographers, some which date back as far as the late 1800s.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 6th Dec 2022, 15:45 GMT

Vintage street scenes

The Thomas Pennington Furniture Broker premises in Millgate at the turn of the 20th century.

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The Thomas Pennington Furniture Broker premises in Millgate at the turn of the 20th century. Photo: Frank Orrell

The Packet House Inn at the bottom of Wallgate near Caroline Street in the late 1800s. The name of Thomas O Ryder is over the door and next door is a shop selling tripe and oysters, chipped potatoes and fried fish.

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The Packet House Inn at the bottom of Wallgate near Caroline Street in the late 1800s. The name of Thomas O Ryder is over the door and next door is a shop selling tripe and oysters, chipped potatoes and fried fish. Photo: Frank Orrell

The old corn mill on Coppull Lane, Wigan, in the early 1900s.

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The old corn mill on Coppull Lane, Wigan, in the early 1900s. Photo: Frank Orrell

Orrell Post crossroads in the 1960s with Abbott grocery shop on the right and the prominent Stag Inn.

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Orrell Post crossroads in the 1960s with Abbott grocery shop on the right and the prominent Stag Inn. Photo: Frank Orrell