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A photographic mural celebrating the past and present of 25 iconic Wigan buildings and landmarks has been unveiled.
The redevelopment of Wigan Pier will start in early 2023 - more than three years after plans were first announced. The final section of the former Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s ...
New uncertainty hangs over the future of Wigan’s once massively popular Pier tourist attraction today after the council confirmed that it and the developer which has restored the famous ...
The Orwell, the pub at Wigan Pier. Manchester’s emergence as the site and center of the industrial revolution was based on the “three C’s”: coal, cotton, and canals.
The Pier, immortalised by George Orwell’s graphic 1937 description of the plight of the working class in his book ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’, was originally a loading jetty where wagons would ...
Plans have been revealed for a new canal-side leisure and entertainment complex in Wigan. The project in the Greater Manchester town will feature a 1,200-seat performance venue, new homes, shops ...
The redevelopment of Wigan Pier will start in early 2023 - more than three years after plans were first announced. The final section of the former Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s ...