Rare and spectacular aerial views of Wigan's Galleries shopping complex as demolition countdown begins

Spectacular aerial photographs give Wiganers a rare glimspe of their shopping centre which will soon be no more.
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Preparatory work is under way for the demolition of the Galleries to make way for a new £130m Galleries25 development featuring leisure, hospitality, a new market and accommodation.

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Local businessman and Wigan Today reader Brian King had his drone camera out this week to capture the mall from an angle that few shoppers will ever have seen.

Parts of the centre have now been closed off to the public.

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