Here’s a selection of street scenes and well-known buildings in and around Wigan, taken by our photographers, some which date back as far as the late 1800s.
Vintage street scenes
1. RETRO
The Thomas Pennington Furniture Broker premises in Millgate at the turn of the 20th century. Photo: Frank Orrell
The Packet House Inn at the bottom of Wallgate near Caroline Street in the late 1800s. The name of Thomas O Ryder is over the door and next door is a shop selling tripe and oysters, chipped potatoes and fried fish. Photo: Frank Orrell