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.
Parbold Hill Cafe in the 1950s when it was owned by the Waddington family. It was originally a country house and then turned into a cafe catering for the tired and hungry cyclists, passers by and sightseers taking in the views from Parbold Hill. Photo: Frank Orrell
A view looking towards Wigan town centre along Ormskirk Road, Newtown, in the late 1960s. In the middle is Middleton & Wood Funeral Directors premises. The building across the road is the Bird i'th Hand pub on Douglas Street with Soho Street and then Robin Park Road running parallel. Photo: Frank Orrell