John Curtis, centre, landlord of Tontine's Delph Tavern, with customers, Tony Wilkinson and Thomas Glover, in March 1972.John Curtis, centre, landlord of Tontine's Delph Tavern, with customers, Tony Wilkinson and Thomas Glover, in March 1972.
John Curtis, centre, landlord of Tontine's Delph Tavern, with customers, Tony Wilkinson and Thomas Glover, in March 1972.

RETRO: Wigan pub landlords and landladies in the 1970s and 1980s

Looking back into our vault of thousands of photographs, here are some of Wigan's licensees in pubs around the borough.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 18th Jan 2021, 15:03 GMT
Updated 18th Jan 2021, 15:06 GMT

Do you remember any of these friendly faces?

Licensees Ronnie and Jean Baxendale at the Foresters Arms, Shevington Moor, after the pub was featured in Egon Ronay's best pub food guide book on Monday 26th of March 1984.

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Licensees Ronnie and Jean Baxendale at the Foresters Arms, Shevington Moor, after the pub was featured in Egon Ronay's best pub food guide book on Monday 26th of March 1984.

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Former Wigan Rugby League great, Ken Gee, pulls his last pint with wife, Margaret, as he retires as landlord of the Railway Hotel in Pemberton on Tuesday 15th of January 1974.

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Former Wigan Rugby League great, Ken Gee, pulls his last pint with wife, Margaret, as he retires as landlord of the Railway Hotel in Pemberton on Tuesday 15th of January 1974.

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Landlord Colin Cook and regulars at the Market Hotel in Wigan in 1974.

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Landlord Colin Cook and regulars at the Market Hotel in Wigan in 1974.

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John Mitchell, landlord of The Silverwell pub, Darlington Street East, Wigan.

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John Mitchell, landlord of The Silverwell pub, Darlington Street East, Wigan.

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