REWIND: pictures from Wigan's Heinz and Uncle Joe's factories in the 1970s and '80s

Two of Wigan’s most famous employers are HJ Heinz and Wm Santus and Co, makers of Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls. Both have long connections with Wigan and here are some pictures from our library taken of the two workplaces and their staff in decades past.

They date from the 1970s and ’80s.

5. Scientists in the Heinz laboratories in 1978

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6. Uncle Joe's Mint Ball factory staff with some of the finished products in 1971

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7. A Heinz open day at the Kitt Green factory to celebrate the company's centenary in 1986

. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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8. Another batch of Mint Balls ready for the shops

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