Historic England

How the Plantation gates will look once restoration is finished

Plantation gates restoration begins

Members of the Queen's Hall restoration project team, Left to right: Dave Williams and John Parker

Church needs £800k to fix at risk dome

The once magnificent Winstanley Hall

Borough's at risk treasures

The Deep Pit railway footbridge in Hindley has been given listed status

Railway footbridge is given listed status as an historically important building

The fox, which will be animated by two puppeteers from the inside, has been called Farrah, meaning joy in Arabic.

A 16ft tall mechanical fox on a scooter to pay a visit to Wigan

Attendees could be taught how to design their own shopfront

Group hosts free Heritage Skills Market to get residents hands-on

Demolition work is under way at The Galleries

Ambitious plans to bring Wigan borough's town centres back to life

The wreck of the Klein Hollandia (Photo: Cathy de Lara)

Shipwreck off UK coast identified as 17th century Dutch warship

An artist's impression of how Eckersley Mills could look

Plans revealed for food hall, bar and offices to transform historic mill complex

The Tank House at World of Glass has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register following the appearance of extensive cracking caused by movement in the west corner. Historic England, along with St Helens Council, is working with the Museum to understand the condition of the building and propose next steps © Historic England DP371555

Historic England: full Heritage at Risk register for 2022 released

Hi! Street Fest promises to transform the streets of Wigan July 7 to 9 2023

Carnival celebrations coming to Wigan next summer

The exterior of the Royal Court Theatre

Historic Wigan theatre continues renovations

Members of the community group inside Frank's Cafe

Project to regenerate Wigan borough high street and protect its history is progr...

King Street

Major arts project will celebrate Wigan's King Street

Wigan and Blackpool have been unofficially twinned

Wigan and Blackpool twinned as part of new project

Owner John Brearley inside the Swan and Railway

Wigan pub wins prestigious CAMRA award
The Swan & Railway pub in Wigan has been awarded the Historic England Conservation Award in CAMRA’s prestigious Pub Design Awards.
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Representatives from the Streets Apart group on King Street

Funding for culture projects in Heritage Action Zones

Jim Meehan with the marker stone at Elnup Wood

Wigan historian hoping to get boundary stone listed

For Tyldesley CIC board members and residents celebrating the funding boost

Scheme to regenerate town centre high street gets £1.5m funding

Tyldesley is one of 68 high streets being renovated through the funding

Borough projects in £95m scheme to regenerate high streets

The parade of businesses which could have a new look in the future

Refurbishment plan for parade of Wigan businesses

Museums and galleries in England are preparing to open their doors to the public after temporarily closing when the UK entered lockdown in March (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are the new rules to keep you safe when museums and galleries reopen

A man standing amongst the ruins of Brewers' Hall, City of London

The Rebuilding of Britain

Winstanley Hall

Action call for crumbling Wigan hall

Winstanley Hall

New hope for future of neglected Wigan landmark

Marie Bintley (assistant director of growth and housing, Becca Heron, director for economy and skills, Duncan Wilson Chief Executive, Historic England, Alison McKenzie-Folan Chief Executive, Sir Laurie Magnus Chairman of Historic England Commissioners, Lesley OHalloran (assistant director for customer services and culture, Catherine Dewar, Regional Director, Historic England, Dave Jenkins and Jonathan Davenport,The Old Courts

Delight at Wigan's King Street historic buildings cash

King Street with many buildings including the Royal Court Theatre boarded up

Multi-million-pound deal is great news for worst of Wigan's forgotten historic b...
Council chiefs will meet with representatives from Historic England this week to discuss the best way of using a multi-million-pound grant which was awarded at the weekend.
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Drone picture of Eckersley Mill taken by Brian King

Owners of historic Wigan mill ordered to carry out urgent work to secure dangero...

Wigan Pier Quarter with Trencherfield Mill in the background

Council's plan to help restore Wigan canals to former glory

Haigh Hall

Question mark over Haigh Hall’s historic status

St Paul's Church in Goose Green

Work done on borough heritage sites praised by Historic England

Demolition has begun on the Eckersley Mills site

Historic Wigan building flattened to protect public safety

St Joseph's Church on Caroline Street

You won't believe the pictures from inside this abandoned Wigan church

The once magnificent Winstanley Hall

Working together to rescue hall

The Old Courts director Dave Jenkins speaks at the opening of Wigan Arts Festival at The Old Courts, Wigan

Arts boost as region scoops Â£1.5m funding

1860s special pillar box in Liverpool. Photo: Martin Robinson/Royal Mail/PA Wire

‘Character and heritage’ of post boxes to be preserved

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