RETRO: Wiganers at work

Here’s a selection of photographs from our archives of people at work, market traders and shop sellers from the 1960s to 1980s.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 17th Jul 2022, 04:55 GMT

Any familiar faces?

Brian Shacklady's fish shop at the old Wigan market in 1966.

1. 1966

Brian Shacklady's fish shop at the old Wigan market in 1966. Photo: Frank Orrell

Butcher Fred Barton at work in his Wigan shop in 1969.

2. 1969

Butcher Fred Barton at work in his Wigan shop in 1969. Photo: Frank Orrell

Eckersleys Mill, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan, still in full production in 1967. The cotton mill finally closed down in the early 1970s.

3. 1967

Eckersleys Mill, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan, still in full production in 1967. The cotton mill finally closed down in the early 1970s. Photo: Frank Orrell

Nurses at work in the newly opened intensive care unit at Wigan Infirmary in May 1967.

4. 1967

Nurses at work in the newly opened intensive care unit at Wigan Infirmary in May 1967. Photo: Frank Orrell