RETRO: Vintage views of Wigan streets - 1971

Merry Christmas everyone! It’s a day for family gatherings and happy memories. So we thought we’d wind back the clock a few decades to look fondly at scenes of Wigan, taken by our photographer Frank Orrell, more than half a century ago in 1971.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 25th Dec 2022, 15:45 GMT

Retro – Vintage views of Wigan streets

Church Street, Standish, in November 1971, showing St. Wilfrid's church in the background and the Black Horse Hotel which is now the Lychgate Tavern.

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Church Street, Standish, in November 1971, showing St. Wilfrid's church in the background and the Black Horse Hotel which is now the Lychgate Tavern. Photo: Frank Orrell

A scene from a Wigan street in the Scholes area about to be demolished in 1971.

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A scene from a Wigan street in the Scholes area about to be demolished in 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

The demolition of the century old Tippings railway bridge on Poolstock Lane in January 1971.The bridge carried the old Pemberton loop line.

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The demolition of the century old Tippings railway bridge on Poolstock Lane in January 1971.The bridge carried the old Pemberton loop line. Photo: Frank Orrell

Heath Road, Ashton, in October 1971.

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Heath Road, Ashton, in October 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell