EPW005024 ENGLAND (1920). General view of the town centre, Wigan, 1920
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| Title | [EPW005024] General view of the town centre, Wigan, 1920 | 
| Reference | EPW005024 | 
| Date | August-1920 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | WIGAN | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 358099, 405697 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.6324305152413, 53.545992660094 | 
| National Grid Reference | SD581057 | 
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|  London  North Western railway, part of the West Coast Main line, London Euston  to Glasgow Central. |   John Wass | Tuesday 21st of July 2020 07:54:19 PM | 
|  Lancashire & Yorkshire railway. |   John Wass | Tuesday 21st of July 2020 07:51:22 PM | 
|   Timmyblue | Thursday 27th of July 2017 02:09:11 PM | |
|  Central Station, terminus of branch from Glazebrook on the CLC Manchester Central-Liverpool Central line. The CLC was a joint operation of the Great Northern, Great Central & Midland companies but the GN had no involvement in this branch and the MR later opted out, leaving the line in purely GC hands until  the creation of the LNER. |   gBr | Tuesday 5th of August 2014 11:54:16 PM | 
|  Notice there isn't a war memorial yet.Only eighteen months or so since the end of the Great war. |   wiganosk | Saturday 15th of June 2013 11:50:49 AM | 
|  St Mary's Church and school |   Joe | Friday 14th of June 2013 07:05:23 PM | 
|  Wallgate | Class31 | Thursday 4th of October 2012 09:14:16 PM | 
|  Wigan Market Square - built over with redevelopment of market and creation of shopping mall with modern market hall. |   lookingin | Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:11:37 PM | 
|  Wigan Market - since demolished and replaced with a new shopping development and less atmospheric modern market hall. |   lookingin | Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:10:30 PM | 
|  Wigan Wallgate Station - lines to Manchester and beyond to the East, and Liverpool and Southport to the West. |   lookingin | Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:08:53 PM | 
|  The former Coops clothing factory - now social housing and a youth foyer. |   lookingin | Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:06:56 PM | 
|  All Saints - the Parish Church of Wigan |   lookingin | Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:06:08 PM | 
|  Wigan RLFC - Central Park |   Joe | Sunday 15th of July 2012 08:09:26 PM | 
|  Hilton St |   Joe | Saturday 14th of July 2012 10:43:42 AM | 
 
             
  ![[EPW005024] General view of the town centre, Wigan, 1920](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/005/EPW005024.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EPW005028] The Co-operative Clothing Factory alongside All Saints Church and Wallgate Railway Station, Wigan, 1920. This image has been produced from a copy-negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/005/EPW005028.jpg) 
 ![[EPW005027] The Co-operative Clothing Factory alongside Wallgate Railway Station, Wigan, 1920. This image has been produced from a copy-negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/005/EPW005027.jpg) 
 ![[EPW058427] The Railway Station and town centre, Wigan, 1938](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/058/EPW058427.jpg) 
 ![[EPW058426] The town centre, Wigan, 1938](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/058/EPW058426.jpg) 
 ![[EPW058424] Standishgate and environs, Wigan, 1938](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/058/EPW058424.jpg) 
 ![[EPW058428] The town centre, Wigan, from the south, 1938](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/058/EPW058428.jpg) 
 