Resources

A 17 page booklet produced by Bert Thomas charting the Wigan history of the movement, the buildings and the influential people.

Old Wigan Directories & Gazetters. 1825 - 1876 with Histories

A publication produced by Wigan Council packed with with great information from History, Sport & Recreation, to ancient and modern "1957" industries

Well written short history of the town, with some interesting information and less well known facts

Thanks to Ron Hunt & wiganworld.

Life Story and Wigan Observer Report of his 1881 Trial.

Illustrated History of Wigan (1878-1978) produced by the Wigan Libary Service. The advancement in technology have made the images widely available today.

Two official websites are online, both of which provide information on the tens of thousands of War Memorials in Great Britain

Life & Times of Roger Bradshaigh 1628-1684, by AJ Hawkes

Newspaper cuttings - An account from the setting up of a committee in 1866 to the opening ceremony in 1873.

A book produced to celebrate the Opening on 30th October 1890, also a report from the Wigan Observer on the Banquet that followed the opening.

A book published in 1920 and written by Rev Thomas Cruddas Porteus B.A., B.D, Vicar of St. John the Divine, Coppull. Also a copy of his will.