Galleries · North West England
Museum of Wigan Life
Museum of Wigan Life — centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Wigan North Western · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum of Wigan Life is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1878. Address: WN1 1NU. Wikidata describes it as: "centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.5442°, -2.6297°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of Wigan Life is a public museum and local history resource centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The nineteenth-century listed building is by the noted architect Alfred Waterhouse. It originally housed Wigan Library, where George Orwell researched his book The Road to Wigan Pier in 1936. The museum works with other museums in Greater Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester Museums Group (GMMG).
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Background
Description
In 1990, due to an increasing need for space, the library was relocated to the New Town Hall, on site of Wigan Mining and Technical College. In 1992, the newly formed Wigan Heritage Services opened the History Shop in the old library with intentions of hosting travelling (temporary) and in-house (permanent) exhibitions and the Wigan local history collection, parish registers and census returns in a study/research area on the first floor. Initially, the History Shop shared the building with the Wigan Careers Service which moved out in 1995 and Wigan Heritage Services took over the entire building. Funding a total of £260,000 came from the National Lottery and Monica Whickham, last surviving…
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- Coordinates
- 53.5442, -2.6297
- District
- Wigan
- Parish
- Wigan, unparished area
- Postcode
- WN1 1NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wigan
- Established
- 1878
- Nearest railway station
- Wigan North Western — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.wigan.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6941049 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of Wigan Life (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Taylor Gallery at the Museum of Wigan Life.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of Wigan Life?
- Museum of Wigan Life is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode WN1 1NU), in the parish of Wigan, unparished area.
- When was Museum of Wigan Life built?
- Built or established in 1878.
- Is Museum of Wigan Life free to visit?
- Yes, Museum of Wigan Life is free to enter.
- How do I get to Museum of Wigan Life?
- The nearest railway station is Wigan North Western, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WN1 1NU.
- How busy is Museum of Wigan Life?
- Museum of Wigan Life draws around 16,000 visitors a year.