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.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.
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.

RETRO: Vintage views of Wigan streets - 1971

By Michelle Adamson
Published 25th Dec 2022, 15:45 BST
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.

Retro – Vintage views of Wigan streets

The Silverwell Hotel on the corner of Darlington Street and Cambridge Street in September 1971.

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The Silverwell Hotel on the corner of Darlington Street and Cambridge Street in September 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971.

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Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Westwood power station and the Wigan gasometer behind Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971.

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Westwood power station and the Wigan gasometer behind Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Central Labour Club at the junction of Powell Street and Hilton Street, Wigan, in November 1971. The building was later to become Riley's snooker club.

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Central Labour Club at the junction of Powell Street and Hilton Street, Wigan, in November 1971. The building was later to become Riley's snooker club. Photo: Frank Orrell

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