Neighbourhood in Wigan
Wallgate
Greater Manchester, North West
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Days out & attractions in Wallgate
Days out around Wallgate – lakes, nature reserves, museums, parks and more. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🏛️ Museums
Museum of Wigan Life
Scholes Village · 0.6 miles
The Museum of Wigan Life is a public museum and local history resource centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The nineteenth-century listed building is by the noted architect Alfred Waterhouse. It originally housed Wigan Library, where George Orwell researched his book The Road to Wigan Pier in 1936.
Library Street, Wigan WN1 1NU
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🌳 Parks & gardens
Stubshaw Cross Heritage Garden
Town Green · 3.7 miles
Memorial garden recreated by residents' group in 2009 to restore area of public seating from decades before. Contains large wood cross (not specifically religious but paying tribute to the area name). Also includes local industrial images on the fencing.
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Powell Statue
Marylebone · 0.6 miles
Monument to Sir Francis Sharp Powell, many rub his foot for good luck.
South African War Memorial
Swinley · 0.6 miles
In memory of men from the Wigan area that died in the South African War 1899-1902
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🏚️ Ruins
Haigh Hall Laundry House & Kennels
New Springs · 1.9 miles
Ground level remains of 19th century buildings associated with the estate of Haigh Hall.
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🖼️ Galleries
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📸 Landmarks & sights
Trencherfield Mill
Wigan Pier · 0.1 miles
Located beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at the historic wharf known as Wigan Pier, Trencherfield Mill is a Grade II-listed cotton-spinning mill built in 1907. The landmark, recorded by Historic England as a heritage feature, forms part of the Wigan Pier regeneration area in the town of Wigan, Greater Manchester. Its four-storey brick structure, with a circular chimney modelled on Venice’s St Mark’s Campanile, stands on the canal bank that once carried coal and finished cloth between the Lancashire pits and the textile factories. The mill’s most visible attraction is the restored 2,500 hp triple-expansion steam engine, originally supplied by J & E Wood of Bolton and halted in 1968. The engine is steamed on selected dates during the year, allowing visitors to hear the 26-foot flywheel and see the 54 ropes in operation. Internally the building has been converted into a mixed-use complex that includes commercial and retail units, leisure facilities, a call centre for EE and BT, and 52 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Access is straightforward via the canal towpath and the town’s rail links on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal corridor; no specific admission charge is mentioned for the engine demonstrations, which form part of the heritage programme organised by Wigan Council.
Heritage Way, Wigan WN3 4DU
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🛝 Playgrounds
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