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Lowe's store in Wigan in the 1960s

Street life in Wigan in yesteryear

Take a stroll down Wigan's memory lane with these pictures from the past...
By Henry Widdas, Communities Content Page Manager
Published 9th Dec 2021, 15:45 BST

How Wigan has changed over the years revealed in our Retro archives.

An early photograph of Standishgate, Wigan, in the 1900s

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An early photograph of Standishgate, Wigan, in the 1900s

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A line-up of what are now considered as classic cars in Dickonson Terrace, Wigan, in 1970

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A line-up of what are now considered as classic cars in Dickonson Terrace, Wigan, in 1970

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The Ball and Boot pub Orchard Street in the centre of Wigan behind Wigan Little Theatre in 1969

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The Ball and Boot pub Orchard Street in the centre of Wigan behind Wigan Little Theatre in 1969

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The original Makinson Aracde in Wigan in yesteryear

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The original Makinson Aracde in Wigan in yesteryear

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