Heritage Locations & Opening Times

The History Shop
Library Street
Wigan WN1 1NU
Tel: 01942 828020
Fax: 01942 827645
E-mail: heritage@wlct.org
Monday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Tuesday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm

Trencherfield Mill Engine
Wigan Pier Quarter
Pottery Road
Wigan
Sundays: Sessions start11am and 1.00pm
Mon-Friday: Open by appointment only

Wigan Archive Office
Town Hall,
Leigh,
Lancashire WN7 2DY
Open by appointment only Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10am-1pm and 2pm-4.30pm

Leigh Local History Service
Wigan Heritage Service
Turnpike Centre, Civic Square
Leigh WN7 1EB
Tel: 01942 404559
Fax: 01942 404567
Alternate Mondays: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-7pm
Alternate Saturdays: 10am-4pm
The Local History Officer will be in attendance at these times, access to the collections will also be available during Leigh Library opening times.

The History Shop
Study area, temporary exhibitions and ‘Founded on Coal’ exhibition on the 1st floor- no lift access. Shop and ‘Wigan on the Map’ on ground floor. There is a small ground floor study area, equipped with microform readers, which can be booked in advance. Staff are available to bring research materials to this room. Accessible toilet.

Trencherfield Mill
Lift available to the Engine House. Accessible toilet and parking on site

Wigan Archive Office
The search room is on the second floor, accessible by lift and ramp

Leigh Local History
The study floor on the ground floor is fully accessible

History Shop

History Shop, Wigan (left); Leigh Local History and Archives (right)

Transport

Railway and bus stations c. five minute walk. Very limited on street parking immediately adjacent. Main car parks ( see map) are all within easy walking distance.

Trencherfield Mill Engine

Transport

Bus Station c. five minute walk. Multi-storey car park adjacent. Other car parks within easy walking distance.

Contact Details

General Enquiries (The History Shop/ Trencherfield Mill Engine)

Wigan Heritage Service
The History Shop
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1NU
01942 828128
heritage@wlct.org

Local and Family History

Local and Family history Officer - Christine Watts, History Shop: 01942 828080
Local History Officer -  Tony Ashcroft: 01942 404559
Leigh Local History
Wigan Heritage Service
Turnpike Centre
Civic Square
Leigh
WN7 1EB

Museum Collection enquiries

Collections Development Manager - Yvonne Webb
01942 828123
y.webb@wlct.org

Archives

Archivist Alex Miller
Wigan Heritage Service
Wigan Archives
Leigh Town hall
WN7 2DY
01942 404430
a.miller@wlct.org

Learning & Outreach

Learning & Outreach Manager - Rachel Orme
01942 828121
r.orme@wlct.org

Past Forward

Editor: Yvonne Web - 01942 828128
y.webb@wlct.org

Volunteers and Friends
01942 828128
heritage@wlct.org

Heritage Marketing
Sarah Challender - 01942 486931
s.challender@wlct.org

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