About Leigh
Leigh (pop. 43,000) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 7.7 miles (12 km) southeast of Wigan, and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Manchester city centre. Leigh is situated on low lying land to the north west of Chat Moss.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships. When the three townships of Pennington, Westleigh and Bedford merged in 1875 forming the Leigh Local Board District, Leigh became the official name for the town although it had been applied to the area of Pennington and Westleigh around the parish church for many centuries.
The town became an urban district in 1894 when part of Atherton was added. In 1899 Leigh became a municipal borough.
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Old Hall Mill, Leigh, date unknown
Added by @iamtimbo 7 years ago / Views: 1133In Gallery: Lancashire Miscellaneous Photos
This looks like what would be known as Old Hall Mill Farm, which is now a livery stables.
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Atherton Hall Cottage, Leigh, c. 1900s
Added by @iamtimbo 7 years ago / Views: 1287In Gallery: Lancashire Miscellaneous Photos
The cottage is still there, although now pebbledashed - other than that, fairly unchanged!
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Cottages near Parsonage Colliery, Leigh, Date Unknown
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These cottages were on the site of what is now the Parsonage Way retail centre...
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Cottages at Parsonage Colliery, Leigh, Date Unknown
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 945In Gallery: Parsonage Colliery, Leigh, Date Unknown
Cottages on the site of what's now the Parsonage Way retail park. The railway line is where Parsonage Way itself now runs.
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Pennington Mill Interior, c. 1970s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 706In Gallery: Pennington Mill, c. 1970s
Photo taken shortly before the mill's demolition.
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Interior of Pennington Mill, Leigh, Lancashire, c. 1970s
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Pennington Mill (situated to the west of St Helen's Road, just before the bridge over the Bridgewater Canal), along with Stanley Mill, is listed in...
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Mather Lane Mill, Leigh, late 1970s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 1411In Gallery: Mather Lane Spinning Company, Leigh, c. 1970s
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Warehouse by Bridgewater Canal - now the Waterside Inn, c. 1970s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 1010In Gallery: Warehouse on Bridgewater Canal (now Waterside Inn), Leigh, c. 1970s
This warehouse alongside the Bridgewater Canal near the bridge is now better known as the Waterside Inn.
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Brook Mill, Leigh in the 1970s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 420In Gallery: Brook Mill, Leigh, c. 1970s
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Mather Lane Mill from the Bridgewater Canal Towpath
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 1418In Gallery: Mather Lane Spinning Company, Leigh, c. 1970s
Accordingly to Wikipedia: “The second Mather Lane Mill is a Grade II listed cotton spinning mill on the north bank of the Bridgewater Canal. It was...
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Christ Church, Pennington, c. 1960s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 437In Gallery: Christ Church, Pennington, c.1960s
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Christ Church, Pennington, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall Gardens, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall in snow, c. 1960s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 770In Gallery: Pennington Hall, c. 1960s
This incarnation of Pennington Hall had been around since built by Samuel Hilton in 1748, who sold it on in 1807 to the Gaskell family of...
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Pennington Hall Gardens, c. 1960s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 395In Gallery: Pennington Hall, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall Gardens, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall Gardens, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall Gardens, c. 1960s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 391In Gallery: Pennington Hall, c. 1960s
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Pennington Hall, c. 1960s
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