Pennington, Greater Manchester, England, WN7 4

About Pennington

Pennington, a suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester is one of six townships in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Leigh, that with Westleigh and Bedford merged to form the town of Leigh in 1875. The township of Pennington covered most of Leigh's town centre.

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Cottages near Parsonage Colliery, Leigh, Date Unknown


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In Gallery: Parsonage Colliery, Leigh, Date Unknown

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


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In 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


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In 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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In Gallery: Pennington Mill, c. 1970s

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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Warehouse by Bridgewater Canal - now the Waterside Inn, c. 1970s


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In 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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Mather Lane Mill from the Bridgewater Canal Towpath


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In 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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Pennington Hall in snow, c. 1960s


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In 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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