IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Linwood Close, WIGAN, WN2 3JR
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Linwood Close, WN2 3JR by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (9 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Beijing House
A Chinese restaurant, which I'm pretty sure was still a pub (possibly already closed) when I first past this way in June 2008.
Image: © David Lally
Taken: 29 Jul 2009
0.20 miles
3
A new lease of life?
The pub has been closed for some time now, and it looks as if it is being turned into a private dwelling. The signs in the window say 'To Let. May Sell.' The banner on the gable end expresses a company's interest in buying further properties.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 24 Nov 2008
0.22 miles
4
Beijing House restaurant, Hindley
(Known locally as the 'Beijing U - Chinese Resta ran').
Image: © Roger Cornfoot
Taken: 23 Jun 2018
0.23 miles
5
C C Bosdane Bridge
Lancashire County Council had a tradition of inscribing names on the parapet of even quite minor bridges.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 13 Jun 2023
0.23 miles
6
The Monaco Ballroom, Hindley
Situated very close to the town's major crossroads, this old Palais-style ballroom is surprisingly (well, it surprised this ratepayer!) owned and managed by the same charitable limited trust company that runs Wigan's library service.
Image: © David Hignett
Taken: 12 Sep 2005
0.24 miles
7
The Monaco, Hindley
Opened in 1938 as the Rex Cinema. This closed in 1957 following which it was leased to Wigan Borough Council who turned it into The Monaco ballroom. Now operated as the Rose Club, although the Monaco name is retained.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 13 Jun 2023
0.24 miles
8
The Strangeways, Liverpool Road (A58), Hindley (site of)
Recreating this 'First' for the square https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/79781 . The pub has been demolished in favour of new housing. The telegraph pole alone survives.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 13 Jun 2023
0.24 miles
9
The Paddock Hotel
Now completely closed and boarded, see Image
Image: © David Lally
Taken: 29 Jul 2009
0.25 miles