Central Station on Station Road under demolition in August 1973.Central Station on Station Road under demolition in August 1973.
Central Station on Station Road under demolition in August 1973.

RETRO: Wigan in 1973

Sports, scenes and celebrations, captured by our photographer Frank Orrell in 1973.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 17th May 2023, 04:55 BST

RETRO: 1973

Some of the lads who took part in the first ever Wigan Boys Brigade 5-a-side football tournament for 8 to 11 year olds at Newtown St. Mark's playing fields on Saturday 26th of May 1973.

5. 1973

Some of the lads who took part in the first ever Wigan Boys Brigade 5-a-side football tournament for 8 to 11 year olds at Newtown St. Mark's playing fields on Saturday 26th of May 1973. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Action from the first ever Wigan Boys Brigade 5-a-side football tournament for 8 to 11 year olds at Newtown St. Mark's playing fields on Saturday 26th of May 1973.

6. 1973

Action from the first ever Wigan Boys Brigade 5-a-side football tournament for 8 to 11 year olds at Newtown St. Mark's playing fields on Saturday 26th of May 1973. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Some of the 50 guests ride into Hope Street for the Hell's Angels wedding.

7. 1973

Some of the 50 guests ride into Hope Street for the Hell's Angels wedding. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The bride and groom, Kay Chesterton, from Billinge, and Peter Foster, from Up Holland, leave Hope Street Reform Church, Wigan, in a sidecar after their wedding attended by over 50 Hell's Angels on Saturday 17th of March 1973.

8. 1973

The bride and groom, Kay Chesterton, from Billinge, and Peter Foster, from Up Holland, leave Hope Street Reform Church, Wigan, in a sidecar after their wedding attended by over 50 Hell's Angels on Saturday 17th of March 1973. Photo: Frank Orrell

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