IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Appleton Street, WIGAN, WN3 4BZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Appleton Street, WN3 4BZ 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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Image Listing (397 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Crossing of the permanent ways
The view from Wigan Wallgate Station as a Virgin express on the West Coast Main Line passes over the Kirkby/ Southport approach.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 6 Apr 2007
0.03 miles
2
End of platform, Wigan Wallgate railway station
Seen from the end of platform 2, signal WW105 is at the end of platform 1, the bridge carrying the West Coast Main Line is behind, with a Northern Rail Class 142 DMU in Wigan Wallgate carriage sidings beyond.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 5 Jun 2015
0.04 miles
3
Wigan
Railway lines seen from the railway in Wigan.
Image: © Peter McDermott
Taken: 23 Jul 2014
0.06 miles
4
Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Factory
Uncle Joe's Mint Balls have been made in Wigan by William Santus & Co. Ltd since 1898. They contain only three ingredients, pure London Fourths brown cane sugar, the finest American peppermint oils, and cream of tartar, using the same traditional methods as when Mrs Santus originally made the sweets in her kitchen. This factory in Dorning Street was opened in 1919.
Interesting history at http://www.uncle-joes.com/index.cgi?action=page&pageno=2
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 22 Jul 2007
0.06 miles
5
Side of Coop's Sewing Factory
The magnificent Coop's Sewing Factory was built by Timothy Coop and James Marsden to employ girls made redundant by the cotton famine of the 1860's. It has 290 windows and was said to be the largest suit factory in England. Now converted to a foyer and enterprise centre.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 22 Jul 2007
0.06 miles
6
Coops Foyer Building
The building on the right is the Coops Foyer Building, operated by the Foyer Federation [http://foyer.net/about-us/]. It has 24 self contained flats and provides provides accommodation for young people while also giving them the opportunity to access training and employment opportunities all under one roof.
Photographed from a passing train.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 22 Nov 2016
0.06 miles
7
Northern Rail units, Wigan Wallgate Carriage Sidings
Seen from the line to Kirkby, after passing Wigan Wallgate signal box, which is partially visible to the extreme left of the picture. The other lines head to Southport.
Image: © El Pollock
Taken: 18 Jun 2015
0.06 miles
8
Sidings west of Wigan Wallgate station
With Pacer and Sprinter trains stabled. See Image for a wider view.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 24 Mar 2018
0.07 miles
9
End of the platforms, Wigan Wallgate
Looking west towards the bridge carrying the West Coast Main Line into Wigan North Western station. Note the barrow crossing beyond the platforms.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 18 Jun 2017
0.08 miles
10
BT building in Wigan
On Dorning Street, viewed from a north bound train.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 19 Oct 2018
0.09 miles