Articles

The Scholes Picture House

Another article by member and local historian, Tom Walsh.

Sir Ian McKellen

Interview - I scored for Wigan Cricket Club

Vote100 - Thorley Smith

Very interesting article by Tom Walsh.on Thorley Smith, a man committed to women's suffrage. 2018 marked 100 years since Parliament passed a law which allowed the first women, and all men, to vote for the first time. The UK Parliament celebrated this occasion by requesting articles, Tom's article was selected and published..

Gin - A Tale of Caution

A salutory tale of the evils of Gin "Mother's Ruin" from the Hanoverian period. by Andrew A. Hanham

Paintings of Market Place

An article discussing the 1824 painting by John Harwood and comparing with the later works

A First Date.....how it was in the 60's

An amusing presentation by one of our members at the Society's "Zoom" monthly meeting, on Monday 10th August 2020.

Theodore Major: a forgotten twentieth-century master

An article by Michael Howard on the works of the well known Wigan artist Theodore Major. Michael taught both academic and studio-based students for many years at Manchester School of Art

Belgian House

Local historian Marianne Howell shares some little known history on Belgian House, at the corner of Earl St and Dicconson St, Wigan

Wigan & The Black Death

Eliza Winstanley - Wigan born Actress & Author

Interesting research By Dr. Jane Woolard, Lecturer - University of Tasmania, concentrating on Wigan born Eliza Winstanley, and her acting and writing career in Australia and London. A resolute woman indeed.

Rylands Sidings

Reminiscences of Rylands Sidings at Whitley from sixty years ago, the association with a cotton magnate and their place in the war time history and industrial heritage of Wigan. By Graham Taylor.

Wigan & the Slave Trade

A comprehensive appreciation of Wigan and the families involved in the Slave Trade, by Derek Winstanley.