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Wigan Collection

Background imageWigan Collection: Market Place & Church, Leigh, Lancashire

Market Place & Church, Leigh, Lancashire
Market Place & Church, Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Pier

Wigan Pier
Boys in swimming shorts jump off Wigan Pier into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Background imageWigan Collection: The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, Lords, 1910

The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, Lords, 1910
Photographs showing various views of the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket match, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1910. The images show (clockwise from top left): R.S.L. Fowler and D.G

Background imageWigan Collection: Leyland Tiger Bus (Operated by the Liptrot Brothers), Wigan, Greater Manchester

Leyland Tiger Bus (Operated by the Liptrot Brothers), Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageWigan Collection: CROWE, Eyre (1824-1910). The Dinner Hour, Wigan

CROWE, Eyre (1824-1910). The Dinner Hour, Wigan. 1874. Oil on canvas. UNITED KINGDOM. Manchester. Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageWigan Collection: Woodcock View, Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, England

Woodcock View, Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, England
Woodcock View, Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, near Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England. Date: 1940

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Wallgate early 1900s

Wigan Wallgate early 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Warrington Road early 1900s

Wigan Warrington Road early 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Junction Colliery Pit Brow Lasses

Wigan Junction Colliery Pit Brow Lasses

Background imageWigan Collection: Leyland Coach (Operated by Clarington Coaches), Hindley, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Leyland Coach (Operated by Clarington Coaches), Hindley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageWigan Collection: Warping Room, Cotton Mill, Wigan

Warping Room, Cotton Mill, Wigan
Girls surrounded by machinery in the warping room at a cotton mill in Wigan, Lancashire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageWigan Collection: Eckersleys Ltd, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Eckersleys Ltd, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Concerning Cotton - Eckersleys Ltd, Wigan, Greater Manchester. 1920

Background imageWigan Collection: Haigh Park - Entrance, Wigan, Lancashire

Haigh Park - Entrance, Wigan, Lancashire
Haigh Park - Entrance, Wigan, near Bolton, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: WIGAN COLLIERY LASSES

WIGAN COLLIERY LASSES
Colliery lasses of Wigan

Background imageWigan Collection: Wallgate, Wigan early 1900's

Wallgate, Wigan early 1900's

Background imageWigan Collection: Old Market Place, Wigan early 1900's

Old Market Place, Wigan early 1900's

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Standishgate early 1900s

Wigan Standishgate early 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Warrington Road, Wigan early 1900's

Warrington Road, Wigan early 1900's

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Old Market Place Victorian period

Wigan Old Market Place Victorian period

Background imageWigan Collection: Standishgate, Wigan, early 1900s

Standishgate, Wigan, early 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Market day Wigan Victorian period

Market day Wigan Victorian period

Background imageWigan Collection: Market Day, Wigan, early 1900s

Market Day, Wigan, early 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Junction Colliery Pit Brow Lasses early 1900s

Wigan Junction Colliery Pit Brow Lasses early 1900s

Background imageWigan Collection: Wreck of the Titanic, souvenir napkin

Wreck of the Titanic, souvenir napkin
RMS Titanic - souvenir napkin Wreck of the Titanic, printed by Palentine Printing Co, Wigan. 13 x 13 inches

Background imageWigan Collection: Arley Pit 1853 Industry Coal Regional Collieries

Arley Pit 1853 Industry Coal Regional Collieries
arley, pit, 1853, industry, coal, regional, collieries, england, wigan, lancashire, scene, explosion, left, 57, dead, 23rd, march, 10010195

Background imageWigan Collection: Richard Potter, English Liberal politician

Richard Potter, English Liberal politician
Richard Potter (1778-1842), English Liberal reformist politician, MP for Wigan, founding member of the Little Circle which helped to put through the Reform Act of 1832. Date: circa 1830s

Background imageWigan Collection: HIGH BROOKS MINE 1866

HIGH BROOKS MINE 1866
An explosion at the High Brooks colliery, near Wigan in Lancashire, England, results in the deaths of 30 miners. Date: 23 January 1866

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Colliery Lasses

Wigan Colliery Lasses
Colliery lasses of Wigan Date: 1900

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Union workhouse, Lancashire

Wigan Union workhouse, Lancashire
General view of Wigan Union workhouse. Tram line runs past front. Date: circa 1906

Background imageWigan Collection: Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire

Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire
Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageWigan Collection: Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager

Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager
Cartoon, Horace Wigan (c.1815-1885), actor, dramatist and theatre manager, best known for his detective roles. A very amiable gentleman, though he doesn t always look cheerful. 1884

Background imageWigan Collection: Is it Worth It? Page from The Sketch on debutante season

Is it Worth It? Page from The Sketch on debutante season
Page from The Sketch featuring an article by the photographer Tom Hustler reporting on whether the season, for the debutante was worth it

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan RLFC rugby team, champions of 1934

Wigan RLFC rugby team, champions of 1934. Back row: Seeling, Golby, Innes, Target, Mason, Edwards, Davis, Front row: Ellaby, Bennett, Sullivan (Captain), Gee, Davies, Morley. Date: 1934

Background imageWigan Collection: Chorley Road, Hill Dale, Lancashire

Chorley Road, Hill Dale, Lancashire
Chorley Road, Hill Dale, Parbold, near Wigan, Lancashire, England. Showing the Coronation Tearoom Date: 1905

Background imageWigan Collection: Plank Lane in Flood, Leigh, Lancashire

Plank Lane in Flood, Leigh, Lancashire
Plank Lane in Flood, Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire, England. Showing Horses & Carts Date: 1912

Background imageWigan Collection: Sunday School Whit Walk, Hindley, Lancashire

Sunday School Whit Walk, Hindley, Lancashire
Sunday School Whit Walk, Hindley, near Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1922

Background imageWigan Collection: Entrance to Haigh Park, Wigan, Lancashire

Entrance to Haigh Park, Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1914

Background imageWigan Collection: Union Infirmary, Wigan, Lancashire

Union Infirmary, Wigan, Lancashire
The Wigan Union infirmary, Upholland Road, Wigan - an unusual composite of two photographs. The infirmary, later known as Billinge Hospital

Background imageWigan Collection: WIGAN COLIERY LASSES

WIGAN COLIERY LASSES
Colliery lasses of Wigan

Background imageWigan Collection: Wigan Colliery Girls

Wigan Colliery Girls
Two Wigan colliery girls


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