IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Ancroft Drive, WIGAN, WN2 3ST
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Ancroft Drive, WN2 3ST 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 (8 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Distance
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Bickershaw Junction
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A short section of the branch around Leigh (1885-1969) was retained to allow rail access to Bickershaw Colliery with this branch eventually closing in 1993. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw East / Strangeways East Junction. This is Bickershaw Junction looking west towards Wigan. This link shows how it was: http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=8&id=10759&gallery=Railway&offset=20
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.09 miles
3
LNWR route to Manchester
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw Junction / Strangeways East Junction.
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.10 miles
4
Bickershaw Junction
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw Junction / Strangeways East Junction. This view is towards what would have been Bickershaw Junction and the connection with the LNWR line. Taken from the LNWR route on the over bridge.
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.14 miles
5
Bickershaw Junction
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw Junction / Strangeways East Junction. Under the bridge would have been Strangeways East Junction and the connection with the Great Central line. The LNWR route ran east-west over the bridge.
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.16 miles
6
Strangeways East Junction
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw Junction / Strangeways East Junction. This photo was taken from near to Strangeways East Junction looking towards Bickershaw Junction. The LNWR route ran east-west over the bridge.
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 9 Apr 2010
0.17 miles
7
Bickershaw Junction
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A short section of the branch around Leigh (1885-1969) was retained to allow rail access to Bickershaw Colliery with this branch eventually closing in 1993. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw East / Strangeways East Junction. This is Bickershaw Junction looking east towards Atherton.
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.20 miles
8
Strangeways East Junction
The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its Wigan to Manchester line via Atherton and Tyldesley in 1864. The line closed as a through route in 1969. A connection was made with the Great Central line (1884-1967) to Wigan Central station at Bickershaw Junction / Strangeways East Junction. This view is towards what would have been Strangeways East Junction and the connection with the Great Central line. Taken from the LNWR route on the over bridge.
Image: © David Ashcroft
Taken: 6 Mar 2010
0.23 miles