Friends of Waterhouse Chapels - Wigan Building Preservation Trust is forming a Friends Group to support the restoration of the neglected Ince Cemetery Chapels. As part of this exciting project, we’ll also be exploring the rich history of Ince. This webpage offers a range of resources and links to help spark curiousity and encourage discovery. We believe it’s a worthwhile and rewarding journey to understand and celebrate the proud heritage of Ince — and we’d love you to be part of it.

Wigan Building Preservation Trust is forming a Friends Group to support the restoration of the neglected Ince Cemetery Chapels. As part of this exciting project, we’ll also be exploring the rich history of Ince. This webpage offers a range of resources and links to help spark curiousity and encourage discovery. We believe it’s a worthwhile and rewarding journey to understand and celebrate the proud heritage of Ince — and we’d love you to be part of it.

About our Project

An overview of the project to investigate the restoration of the Chapels at Ince Cemetery, designed by the eminent Victorian architect, Alfred Waterhouse in 1855.

Join Us

Joining the Friends group means helping to preserve a key asset of Wigan’s heritage. Friends will receive regular updates and access to heritage talks and guided tours.

History of the Chapels

A brief article describing the original reasons for building the chapels and the appointment of Alfred Waterhouse as architect and the costs, plus the evolution of churches in Ince.

Chapels Video

Drone footage with commentary on the Chapels.

Cemetery Index

Find your relatives buried in the Cemetery

1968 - Ince Directory

Find your family, and neighbours from this comprehensive list of Ince streets in 1968.

Old Ince Maps

View old maps of Higher & Lower Ince from 1849 to 1948.

Ince - Township

Originally published by Victorian County History, London, 1911.

Old Photos

A selection of Ince related old photograhs of Ince and surrounding areas.