RETRO: Wigan Valentine's Day photographs from years past

Roses are red, violets are blue, here are some old Valentine’s Day photographs for you to view!

By Michelle Adamson

Published 14th Feb 2023, 04:55 BST

Happy Valentines Day!

Hello sailor! 74-year-old Peggy Fairclough was swept off her feet by handsome hunk, Barry Simms, who was handing out roses for Valentines Day around the Galleries shopping centre, Wigan.

1. 2001

Hello sailor! 74-year-old Peggy Fairclough was swept off her feet by handsome hunk, Barry Simms, who was handing out roses for Valentines Day around the Galleries shopping centre, Wigan. Photo: FRANK ORRELL

Residents of Clarington Place Sheltered Housing, Ince, from left, Eileen Brockbank, Mary Clough, Catherine Kenyon and Christine Sharrock, enjoy their Valentine's Party.

2. 2007

Residents of Clarington Place Sheltered Housing, Ince, from left, Eileen Brockbank, Mary Clough, Catherine Kenyon and Christine Sharrock, enjoy their Valentine's Party. Photo: PAUL GREENWOOD

Romantic poet Roy Gordon, pictured with his wife Maureen, feeling love is in the air for Valentine's Day.

3. 1997

Romantic poet Roy Gordon, pictured with his wife Maureen, feeling love is in the air for Valentine's Day. Photo: Paul Simpson

Helen and Andrew get ready for their Valentine's Day wedding in 2004.

4. 2004

Helen and Andrew get ready for their Valentine's Day wedding in 2004. Photo: FRANK ORRELL