Members of Wigan's Elevenses Club enjoy an event at the ABC Ritz Cinema in Station Road, Wigan, in 1970Members of Wigan's Elevenses Club enjoy an event at the ABC Ritz Cinema in Station Road, Wigan, in 1970
Members of Wigan's Elevenses Club enjoy an event at the ABC Ritz Cinema in Station Road, Wigan, in 1970

A speech day for students feature in these Wigan photos from yesteryear

Check out these fantastic pictures from our Retro archives...
By Henry Widdas, Communities Content Page Manager
Published 12th Nov 2020, 15:45 BST

Recognise yourself in any of these photos? Let us know if you do!

Laying the foundation stone to begin work building a new civic centre on Millgatem in 1970

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Laying the foundation stone to begin work building a new civic centre on Millgatem in 1970

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Onlookers watch firefighters tackle the blaze at Taylor's Carpets in Victoria Mills off Miry Lane Wigan, in 1967

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Onlookers watch firefighters tackle the blaze at Taylor's Carpets in Victoria Mills off Miry Lane Wigan, in 1967

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Speech Day at All Saints Secondary School, Wigan, in 1967

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Speech Day at All Saints Secondary School, Wigan, in 1967

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Speech Day at All Saints Secondary School, Wigan, in 1967

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Speech Day at All Saints Secondary School, Wigan, in 1967

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