End of an era: The demolition of Billinge Hospital in pictures

By Michelle Adamson

Published 21st May 2021, 10:49 GMT

Updated 21st May 2021, 10:50 GMT

Looking at landmarks past and present in the Wigan borough, here are some photographs of Billinge Hospital which closed in 2004 - and its subsequent demolition.

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Demolition works at the hospital site.

Demolition works at the hospital site.

Houses were built on the land where Billinge hospital once stood - 2010.

September 2016 - the last buildings are demolished to make way for new housing.

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