EPW058427 ENGLAND (1938). The Railway Station and town centre, Wigan, 1938
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| Title | [EPW058427] The Railway Station and town centre, Wigan, 1938 | 
| Reference | EPW058427 | 
| Date | 26-July-1938 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | WIGAN | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 358001, 405579 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.633893725268, 53.544924146321 | 
| National Grid Reference | SD580056 | 
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|  Victoria Hotel |   Julian Gray | Sunday 8th of September 2024 02:46:59 PM | 
|  Queens Hotel |   Julian Gray | Sunday 8th of September 2024 02:31:24 PM | 
|  Ropewalk |   Julian Gray | Sunday 8th of September 2024 01:26:47 PM | 
|  Wigan Hall |   Julian Gray | Sunday 8th of September 2024 01:23:57 PM | 
|   CarolG | Thursday 20th of January 2022 04:38:20 PM | |
|  steam train leaving wigan wallgate |   austin | Wednesday 24th of February 2021 03:10:16 PM | 
|  Uncle Joe's Mint Balls factory. Still on sale in the 2010's in Selfridges and other fine stores. |   tim birch | Saturday 22nd of September 2018 09:34:14 PM | 
|  Bluecoats School. |   Eddie | Friday 25th of April 2014 07:20:55 PM | 
|  Richmond Street. |   Eddie | Friday 25th of April 2014 07:18:27 PM | 
|  The Market Square. |   Eddie | Friday 25th of April 2014 07:17:30 PM | 
|  Munro's Bottling Plant, Mona Street. |   Eddie | Friday 25th of April 2014 07:14:58 PM | 
|  Bull Heys (cricket ground) |   Bert | Saturday 24th of August 2013 04:02:35 PM | 
|  Appears to be a bus terminus |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 06:26:59 PM | 
|  Looks like a signalbox, but somewhat truncated |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 06:26:06 PM | 
|  Does this advert really read "Uncle Joe's Wiry Balls"!?!? |   JH | Sunday 16th of June 2013 01:33:52 PM | 
| OK, sorry everyone, Mint Balls, Mint Balls, sorry....... |   JH | Tuesday 18th of June 2013 07:20:04 PM | 
|  Victoria Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 12:00:22 PM | 
|  Lyon Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:59:56 AM | 
|  Brown Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:59:36 AM | 
|  Wallgate |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:56:53 AM | 
|  Roman Catholic church |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:56:28 AM | 
| This was St. Joseph's RC. |   Eddie | Friday 25th of April 2014 07:24:42 PM | 
|  Caroline Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:56:04 AM | 
|  Adelaide Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:55:23 AM | 
|  Pitt Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:54:27 AM | 
|  Great George Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:54:08 AM | 
|  Dorning Street |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:53:28 AM | 
|  Coop's Factory |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:53:08 AM | 
|   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:52:14 AM | |
|  Market Place |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:50:54 AM | 
|  Wallgate. A tramway route in 1929 |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:49:44 AM | 
|  Tarpaulin works |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:49:00 AM | 
|  Hotel |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:48:39 AM | 
|  What appears to be a saddle tank engine - possible a 0-6-0ST shunting locomotive |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:46:45 AM | 
|  Steam locomotive - possibly a 4-4-2 tank engine at the head of a passenger train in what was possibly originally the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway's Wigan Station |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:45:37 AM | 
|  LMS Fairburn or Fowler 2-6-4 tank locomotive with train at Wigan Station |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:41:57 AM | 
|  Steam locomotive with a seven-coach train entering Wigan Station |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:40:48 AM | 
|  Horse box |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:39:57 AM | 
|  Locomotive - possibly an ex-LNWR 4-4-0 or 4-6-0 - leaving Wigan Station with a short train |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:39:34 AM | 
|  Locomotive turntable |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:38:03 AM | 
|  Large signalbox |   MB | Sunday 16th of June 2013 11:37:37 AM | 
 
             
  ![[EPW058427] The Railway Station and town centre, Wigan, 1938](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/058/EPW058427.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) 
 ![[EPW005024] General view of the town centre, Wigan, 1920](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/005/EPW005024.jpg) 
 ![[EPW005026] Wigan Wallgate and Wigan North Western Railways Stations, Wigan, 1920](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/005/EPW005026.jpg) 
 ![[EPW058426] The town centre, Wigan, 1938](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/058/EPW058426.jpg) 
 