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Old Astley Infants School picture

Children from Astley Infants School on Elsmore Street in around 1934                                                   Picture: Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies
Children from Astley Infants School on Elsmore Street in around 1934 Picture: Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies
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HERE is a great old picture from an infants' school dating back to the 1930s.

The photograph, which we found in the local archives collection, shows children at the Astley Infants School on Elsmore Street, in Astley.

According to the archive records, it was taken around the year 1934, nearly 90 years ago.

Are there any Journal readers out there who recognise any of their relatives in this picture, or are even old enough to be in it?

If you have any feedback send it to newsdesk@leighjournal.co.uk

- Do 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.

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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