.jpg) The Museum of Wigan Life | |
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| Established | 1878 (Wigan Public Library) 1990 (The History Shop) 2010 (Museum of Wigan Life) |
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| Location | Library Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°32′39″N 2°37′47″W / 53.5442°N 2.6297°W |
| Type | Heritage centre |
| Visitors | 16,000 (April–October 2010)[1] |
| Public transit access | Wigan North Western and Wigan Wallgate train stations, Wigan bus station |
| Website | Museum of Wigan Life – official site at Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1384510 |
The Museum of Wigan Life is a public museum and local history resource centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The nineteenth-century listed building is by the noted architect Alfred Waterhouse. It originally housed Wigan Library, where George Orwell researched his book The Road to Wigan Pier in 1936.[2]
The museum works with other museums in Greater Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester Museums Group (GMMG).[3]
- ^ "New report criticises lack of arts facilities". Wigantoday.net. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "'Orwell' library to be restored". BBC News. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Greater Manchester Museums Group". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2017.