RETRO: 30 street scenes of 1970s Wigan

We are looking back half a century, when our photographer Frank Orrell captured street scenes around Wigan in the early 1970s.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 9th Jul 2023, 12:30 BST

RETRO – 1970s

Church Street, Standish, in November 1971, showing St. Wilfrid's church in the background and the Black Horse Hotel which is now the Lychgate Tavern.

1. 1971

Church Street, Standish, in November 1971, showing St. Wilfrid's church in the background and the Black Horse Hotel which is now the Lychgate Tavern. Photo: Frank Orrell

A view of Market Place looking down Market Street in 1971 with the Black Horse pub, Nora Webster's Hair Salon and Lowes store on the left with Jackson the Tailor and Sarah Lynnn's confectioners on the right.

2. 1971

A view of Market Place looking down Market Street in 1971 with the Black Horse pub, Nora Webster's Hair Salon and Lowes store on the left with Jackson the Tailor and Sarah Lynnn's confectioners on the right. Photo: Frank Orrell

A scene from a Wigan street in the Scholes area about to be demolished in 1971.

3. 1971

A scene from a Wigan street in the Scholes area about to be demolished in 1971. Photo: Frank Orrell

Church Street, Orrell, at its junction with Moor Road in 1973. The post office and general store is on the left corner with a row of shops then the Rose and Crown pub.

4. 1973

Church Street, Orrell, at its junction with Moor Road in 1973. The post office and general store is on the left corner with a row of shops then the Rose and Crown pub. Photo: Frank Orrell