A huge complex of Victorian buildings in Wigan could finally get a long-overdue upgrade and new lease of life
Eckersley Mills at the Pier were recently taken over by the Heaton Group which has big plans for the site, saying it could become the "jewel in the group's crown" as it bids to salvage part-derelict buildings and turn them into new business, leisure and residential premises.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 17th Jan 2022, 16:08 BST
Updated 17th Jan 2022, 16:12 BST
Here we take a look at the mills through the ages, for decades a focal point for the town's massive cotton industry, but latterly a sad shadow of their former selves.
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A section of the listed Eckersley Mill site being demolished, off Swan Meadow Road, Wigan - May 2021.