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Water Street, WIGTON, CA7 9BS

Seen across the end of Water Street car park (with recycling facilities on the right). The former manse, with grey rendered walls, adjoins the red sandstone church. The front of the building is shown here Image . The church opened in 1834, and was one of the largest Nonconformist places of worship in West Cumbria. A dwindling congregation and expense of upkeep led to the last service being held in 2009, and the church put up for sale. The new owners of the grade II listed building plan to transform it into a computer museum and science & engineering centre http://t-lcarchive.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1191&Itemid=472 .

Now three private houses. Dated 1723, with an inscription in Latin, which translates John Thomlinson assisted by his brother Robert provided pensions and erected this matron's college. The window and door surrounds are 19C. The building housed six widows of clergy; each with 3 rooms and an annual pension of £9. It was sold by the Charity Commissioners in 1884. The industrial building on the left looks interesting.

An inscription states that this was opened on October 8th 1834. It is Grade II listed. The manse at the rear has cement-rendered walls.

Built in 1805. An unusual design with an insignificant doorway at the side, and first-floor windows larger than the ground-floor ones.

A plaque on the side states that this building is a former 18C watermill, which was working up to the 1920s. However the plan on the plaque suggest that the mill was behind Southward House on the right.

St Mary's Church in Wigton dates from 1788 and replaced an earlier church on the same site.

In an alley between King Street and High Street.

Work to extend and refurbish the hall started in 2007, and it was officially reopened in 2010. Markets are held a couple of days a week, and the building is used for concerts, meetings and events. Market Hall website : http://www.themarkethall.org.uk/index.html .