So we thought we’d wind back the clock to see the mills being put to their original uses and also what businesses and other ventures and events have been present tehre more recently. There’s also an artist’s impression of another ambitious Eckersley’s project, although that one never got off the drawing board.
5. The busy working life of machinists at the Irvin Diamond clothing manufacturers based in Eckersley's Mills
. Photo: STAFF
6. Drew Hammond who was designing an NXNW series of live graffiti art installations on display at Eckersley's Mills
. Photo: Paul Greenwood
7. A steady hand needed by a machine operator at Eckersley's Mills
. Photo: STAFF
8. Wigan Roller Rink at Eckersley's Mills
. Photo: Gary Brunskill