HERE is a wonderful old picture from the archives which was taken in wartime Tyldesley.
The photograph, which we found in the local archives, shows the raising of a flag on Market Street, Tyldesley.
The picture was taken during War Savings Week, during the year 1943, according to archive records.
Are there any faces you can recognise or do you have any wartime photos from the local area you would like to share?
Get in touch with us on newsdesk@leighjournal.co.uk.
n Do you have an old photograph 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. It can be of anything related to local heritage.
We will consider using pictures taken in Leigh, Atherton, Astley, Tyldesley, Golborne, Lowton, Hindley, Hindley Green and surrounding areas from a different era.
n To view pictures from the Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies collection which features photographs visit archives.wigan.gov.uk.
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