Street scene in Leigh from 1950

The photohraph, which we have dug out from the local archives, shows King Street, Leigh, in June 1950 at 11am.

The picture depicts the Spinning Jenny tile panel on a building on the corner of Spinning Jenny Street.

The building was demolished during a redevelopment of Leigh Town Centre. The tile panel is now displayed inside Leigh Town Hall.

The image also shows the Eagle and Child public house, a church and overhead tram wires, while a man on his bike, a man walking his dog, and a young boy can be seen.

nDo you have an old photographs you would like to share with us that you think would fit well on this page? If you do, please email it with your name, what the image shows and what year it was taken.

We will consider using pictures taken in Leigh, Atherton, Astley, Tyldesley, Golborne, Lowton, Hindley, Hindley Green, Glazebury and surrounding areas from a different era.

nTo view pictures from the Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies collection which features photographs visit archives.wigan.gov.uk.