We have been hunting through our extensive photographic archives to find exteriors of shops in and around Wigan, taken as long ago as the late 1800s all the way through to the 1990s. They may conjure up a few fond memories.
The last remaining blacksmith's forge in south west Lancashire on Kenyon Lane, Lowton, just before closure in 1968. The blacksmith is possibly Herbert Jordan. Photo: Frank Orrell