James Gaskell serving in his general stores and sweet shop on the junction of Sandy Lane and St. James Road, Orrell, in October 1971.James Gaskell serving in his general stores and sweet shop on the junction of Sandy Lane and St. James Road, Orrell, in October 1971.
James Gaskell serving in his general stores and sweet shop on the junction of Sandy Lane and St. James Road, Orrell, in October 1971.

RETRO: Vintage views and shops 1970s

By Michelle Adamson
Published 14th Apr 2023, 04:55 BST
A trip down Memory Lane with a selection of photographs of shops, shopkeepers and vintage views you might be familiar with in and around Wigan in the 1970s.

Retro – 1970s

The Makinson Arcade in August 1971.

13. 1971

The Makinson Arcade in August 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Shops in Springview in 1974. They were on the corner of Field Street and Warrington Road with one being S. Woods, which was a general store and also sold decorating materials and wallpaper and the other was C. Evans butcher.

14. 1974

Shops in Springview in 1974. They were on the corner of Field Street and Warrington Road with one being S. Woods, which was a general store and also sold decorating materials and wallpaper and the other was C. Evans butcher. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Inside one of the classrooms at St. David Haigh and Aspull CE Primary School on Copperas Lane in January 1976.

15. 1976

Inside one of the classrooms at St. David Haigh and Aspull CE Primary School on Copperas Lane in January 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell

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