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 BST
Vintage street scenes
9. RETRO
A view along Robin Park Road, Newtown, in the 1960s. On the left is St. Thomas More Secondary Modern School and on the right Wigan Boys' Club in Wenlock Street.
In the background are the old Robin Park playing fields. Photo: Frank Orrell
A view in the 1960s of Ormskirk Road, Newtown, in the foreground with the Saddle Inn on the right. In the background are Westwood power station, with Clifton Mills on the right and St. James church tower behind. Photo: Frank Orrell
A 1960s view with Robin Park Road, Newtown, in the foreground and Soho Street running parallel with the John Peak and Co. Ltd. agricultural fertilisers factory prominent. Wigan Boys' Club can be seen, left, on Wenlock Street and in the background are the old Robin Park playing fields. Photo: Frank Orrell