Former Wigan Mining and Technical College (now town hall) – entrance detail
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The photograph on this page of Former Wigan Mining and Technical College (now town hall) – entrance detail by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Former Wigan Mining and Technical College (now town hall) – entrance detail
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 13 Jun 2023
Part of the elaborate faïence and mosaic decoration of the entrance porch https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7516676 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7516671 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7516670 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7516669. The granite plaque refers to the fact that the building was conceived as a diamond jubilee memorial to Queen Victoria in 1897 although it was not completed until 1903. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7516702 for location.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.544925
Longitude
-2.63032