In & Around Wigan Through Time
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
1445620634
ISBN-13
9781445620633
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 15th, 2014
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
282 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.50 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
LancashirePlaces in old photographs
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wigan and the surrounding areas have changed over the last century.
An ancient Celtic settlement, Wigan stands on the River Douglas with its face to the Pennine foothills, 8 miles south-west of Bolton and 20 miles from the South Lancashire coast. Described in 1698 as ''a pretty market town built of stone and brick'', Wigan was radically transformed by the first and second industrial revolutions and, for a century or more, cotton was king. While it is well-known for its pies, its mint balls, its cup-winning rugby and soccer teams, its icons of music, stage and screen, and its thick jam butties, Wigan is even more famous for its semi-mythical pier. But after 2,000 years of constant change, there is much more of interest and even of timeless, sylvan beauty in this old town and its surrounding villages.
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