Museum of Wigan Life
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.Photo: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: center in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Wigan Museum”
- Address: Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1NU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wigan Town Hall and Wigan North Western Railway Station.
Wigan Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Liverpoolpics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The new Town Hall is a former technical college in Library Street, Wigan, England which was converted into a municipal facility in 1990. It is a Grade II listed building. Wigan Town Hall is situated 370 feet north of Museum of Wigan Life.
Wigan North Western Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards away. Wigan North Western Railway Station is situated 750 feet west of Museum of Wigan Life.
Wigan Wallgate Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Whohe!, Public domain.
Wigan Wallgate is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan North Western, which is 100 metres away across the street named Wallgate. Wigan Wallgate Railway Station is situated 1,000 feet west of Museum of Wigan Life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigan and Wigan Pier.
Wigan
Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.
Wigan Pier
Quarter
Photo: Chris55, Public domain.
Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.
Scholes
Suburb
Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.
Museum of Wigan Life
- Categories: heritage center, art museum, local museum, local authority museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54414° or 53° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.62977° or 2° 37′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C5VG9VC+M3OpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6941049
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Museum of Wigan Life” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ويجان لايف”
- French: “Musée de la vie Wiganois”
- German: “Museum des Wiganer Lebens”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wigan Life Centre and Wigan Life Centre (North Building).
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