Resources

A 42 page promotional book commissioned by H.H. Timberlake, including 10 routes to complete within a day's motoring from Wigan. Also, some nice adverts from Wigan firms.

Published by Wigan Council, an account of the industries in Wigan and opportunities for companies that may relocate. The graphic could be an early Theodore Major?

A wonderful collection of articles with a local historical interest.

A complete descriptive catalogue of the Insignia, Plate, and Seals of the Corporation of Wigan, together with an outline of its Municipal History.

Inscriptions of five Hindley chapel graveyards to preserve the information against the ravages of erosion and vandalism, by J.A. Hilton (2001)

A 158 page book written by Ron Hunt and Stephen Craig, packed with lots of memorabilia and the history of the school.

Extract from Zeppelins over Lancashire covering the raid on Wigan, with map.

The history of St. Joseph's and recollections by Michael Peyton of his time and experiences at the Seminary.

A report produced identifying the probable cause and the circumstances in which individuals were affected.

An article by Jonathan Starkey discussing the possibility that this battle in 937 A.D. was fought in Wigan.

The life. times and martyrdom of St, Edmund Arrowsmith. Thanks to David W. Atherton and Michael P. Peyton