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Remembering Bernard W. T. Wickham (1894-1917)

Posted on 6th Nov 2024 by Thomas McGrath

We are lucky at Archives: Wigan & Leigh to hold to photographic collection of Reverend William Wickham (1849-1929). Wickham was the vicar of St Andrew’s Church in Wigan from 1878-1916, and in his spare time he took photographs of people...

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Archives Closure Period

Posted on 23rd Jul 2024 by Thomas McGrath

We’ve just completed our first week of our annual closure period, during which we shut to the public and do essential maintenance work with our collections. We’ve had a busy first week and all the team were involved in different tasks...

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Volunteer Week 2024

Posted on 3rd Jun 2024 by Thomas McGrath

We’re lucky to have a fantastic team of volunteers across our heritage services for Wigan Council at Archives: Wigan & Leigh, Wigan Local Studies, and the Museum of Wigan Life. Last year (2023) our volunteers racked up an impressive...

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