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A steady hand needed at the midsummer fair at Comet Youth Club, Poolstock, on Saturday 24th of June 1972.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: COMET YOUTH CLUB 3.JPGStore Filename: 35945233.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: COMET YOUTH...

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.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: CHURCH STREET STANDISH.JPGStore Filename: 35945222.jpgByline:...

A section of Church Street, Standish, in November 1971.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: CHURCH STREET STANDISH 5.JPGStore Filename: 35945221.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: CHURCH STREET STANDISH 5.JPG CHURCH STREET STANDISH 5...

William Farrimond who had owned the chip shop on Church Street, Standish, for 7 years in November 1971.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: CHURCH STREET STANDISH 3A.JPGStore Filename: 35945219.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: CHURCH...

A local resident with his best pal in Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: CHAPEL STREET INCE 4A.JPGStore Filename: 35945216.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: CHAPEL STREET INCE 4A.JPG CHAPEL...

Resident, Jean Mortimor, with one of her four children in Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: CHAPEL STREET INCE 3A.JPGStore Filename: 35945215.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: CHAPEL STREET...

Westwood power station and the Wigan gasometer behind Chapel Street, Lower Ince, in December 1971.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: CHAPEL STREET INCE 2.JPGStore Filename: 35945214.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: CHAPEL STREET INCE...

The controversial Wigan Centre Arcade under construction in March 1974.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: WIGAN CENTRE ARCADE.JPGStore Filename: 35945211.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: WIGAN CENTRE ARCADE.JPG LPL-180802-142240016...

A young boy band on parade at Wigan Carnival on Saturday 7th of June 1975.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: WIGAN CARNIVAL 3A.JPGStore Filename: 35945210.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: WIGAN CARNIVAL 3A.JPG WIGAN CARNIVAL 3A.JPG...

Hawaii Five-O. . . . . Girls from the Treble O Youth Club, Pemberton, perform their Hula dance at Wigan Carnival on Saturday 7th of June 1975.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: WIGAN CARNIVAL 2.JPGStore Filename: 35945209.jpgByline: Frank Orrell...

Wigan Carnival Queen, Karen Berritta, and Princess, Diane Gray, on parade on Saturday 7th of June 1975.Upload Date: 08 Feb 2018Original Filename: WIGAN CARNIVAL 1.JPGStore Filename: 35945208.jpgByline: Frank Orrell Frank OrrellKeywords: WIGAN CARNIVAL 1...

The demolition of Central Park in September 1999. The home of Wigan Rugby League Club for 97 years was to make way for a Tesco supermarket. On the 6th of September 1902 Wigan played at Central Park for the first time in the opening match of the newly...