RETRO: People and Places in 1974

Here’s a selection of photographs from our archives of Wiganers and Wigan scenes, taken by our photographer Frank Orrell in 1974.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 21st Jun 2023, 15:45 GMT

RETRO: 1974

Evelyn Melling on her doorstep and next door her grandchildren, Adrian and Lorraine, in Coppull Lane, Swinley, in December 1974.

1. 1974

Evelyn Melling on her doorstep and next door her grandchildren, Adrian and Lorraine, in Coppull Lane, Swinley, in December 1974. Photo: Frank Orrell

John and Gwenda Gallagher with children, Julie and Tracy, in Coppull Lane, Swinley, in December 1974. In the background are Bottling Wood and the Bloody Mountains, site of the civil war battle in August 1651.

2. 1974

John and Gwenda Gallagher with children, Julie and Tracy, in Coppull Lane, Swinley, in December 1974. In the background are Bottling Wood and the Bloody Mountains, site of the civil war battle in August 1651. Photo: Frank Orrell

Ted Hulme and Bill Fletcher stroll past the Alms Houses just off Hall Lane and Wigan Lane in October 1974.
The houses were built in 1772 as cottages for the poor.

3. 1974

Ted Hulme and Bill Fletcher stroll past the Alms Houses just off Hall Lane and Wigan Lane in October 1974. The houses were built in 1772 as cottages for the poor. Photo: Frank Orrell

The Castelli family who owned Gunnells Fold Farm on Arbour Lane, Standish, in 1974.
Left to right, Richard Shorrock, Peter Castelli (senior), Catherine Castelli, Charlie Castelli, Peter Castelli (junior) and Margaret Castelli.

4. 1974

The Castelli family who owned Gunnells Fold Farm on Arbour Lane, Standish, in 1974. Left to right, Richard Shorrock, Peter Castelli (senior), Catherine Castelli, Charlie Castelli, Peter Castelli (junior) and Margaret Castelli. Photo: Frank Orrell