Places to see in ( Leigh - UK )
Places to see in ( Leigh - UK )
Leigh is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 7.7 miles southeast of Wigan and 9.5 miles 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. The first town hall was built in King Street and replaced by the present building in 1907.
Originally an agricultural area noted for dairy farming, domestic spinning and weaving led to a considerable silk and, in the 20th century, cotton industry. Leigh also exploited the underlying coal measures particularly after the town was connected to the canals and railways. Leigh had an important engineering base. The legacy of Leigh's industrial past can be seen in the remaining red brick mills – some of which are listed buildings – although it is now a mainly residential town, with Edwardian and Victorian terraced housing packed around the town centre. Leigh's present-day economy is based largely on the retail sector.
Leigh is low-lying; land to the south and east, close to Chat Moss, is 50 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. The highest land, to the north and west, rises gently to 125 feet (38 m). Astley and Bedford Mosses are fragments of the raised bog that once covered a large area north of the River Mersey and along with Holcroft and Risley Mosses are part of Manchester Mosses, a European Union designated Special Area of Conservation.
Major landmarks in Leigh are the red sandstone parish church and across the civic square, Leigh Town Hall and its associated shops on Market Street. The Grade II listed Obelisk that replaced the original market cross is also situated here. Many town centre buildings including the Boar's Head public house are in red Ruabon or Accrington bricks, often with gables and terracotta dressings. There are several large multi-storey cotton mills built along the Bridgewater Canal that are a reminder of Leigh's textile industry but most are now underused and deteriorating despite listed building status. Leigh's War Memorial by local architect J.C. Prestwich is at the junction of Church Street and Silk Street and is a Grade II listed structure. St Joseph's Church and St Thomas's Church on opposite sides of Chapel Street are both imposing churches using different materials and styles.
Historically Leigh was well connected to the local transport infrastructure, but with the closure of the railway in 1969 this is no longer the case. Public transport is co-ordinated by the Transport for Greater Manchester. There are bus services operated by First Greater Manchester, Jim Stones, Maytree Travel, Diamond Bus North West, Stagecoach Manchester and Network Warrington from Leigh bus station to many local destinations including Wigan, Bolton, Warrington, Manchester and St Helens.
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Shevington Lane
Shevington Lane
Gathurst Train Station
Gathurst Train Station serves Gathurst and Shevington in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The station building is currently a public house, the Gathurst Station Inn.
Facilities include a car park (free for rail users).
Services at the time of writing (2020) include trains to Southport and Manchester Oxford Road.
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Wigan part 1 'then 'n' now'
Then 'n' now images of Wigan including Mesnes Park, Wigan bus station, the Wigan Hippodrome, the old town hall, Wigan north western Station and various town centre locations.
paddling the leeds liverpool canal movie
Joss contacted me to see if I fancied to go paddleboarding. So I thought that it would be a good idea to try out the picturesque leeds - Liverpool Canal that is not far from where I live. We chose the section from Shevington to Appley Bridge. I didn't bring a camera, so thought that I would try out my camera on the Samsung S8. I combined my footage with Joss`s footage from his I phone. ( both phones has waterproof covers on them. )The evening was sunny and warm and very enjoyable. Thanks for watching !!
#SupBoarding #Adventure #LeedsLiverpoolCanal
Joss`s You tube channel
Joss runs both of this facebook pages. Go check them out !!
Great outdoors TV channel
Wild camping society of Great Britain
Appley Bridge 1
Appley Bridge 1
winter walk to shevington.avi
couldnt get the car out so decided on a walk to shevington to do some shopping
Shevington to Appley Bridge
Shevington to Appley Bridge
Wet Shevington
Shevington on a rainy day
Shevington Harvest August 12th 2012
Harvest time just off New Miles Lane,Shhevington near Wigan.
August 12th 2012.
Shevy to Gathurst.wmv
Shevington to Gathurst by car
Walking from Grove Park to Crystal Palace via Beckenham and Penge
This walk starts in Grove Park Nature Reserve and continues for about seven miles to Crystal Palace. It approximately follows Section 3 of the Capital Ring ( ), taking the step-free route in Penge to go past some pretty murals.
It passes through Bromley's Woodland Walk, a cute linear park that runs between several roads, Beckenham Place Park and Beckenham Mansion. Later it moves through Cator Park and Alexandra Recreation Ground before entering Crystal Palace in Penge. I've recorded a separate video on another, nicer day if you'd like to see more of Crystal palace, because I didn't feel like it got a fair hearing here:
Some big shoutouts: It was on this walk that I met the lovely Sean James Cameron. Check out his channel here if you like gardening and the outdoors: (We had a really nice conversation that I had to cut out as my mic and camera was pointed in a weird direction. I'm still mad about it.) I've learned quite a lot from it, not least what Skirret is. Take a look!
I'd been going for a while and needed a break so at Penge I stopped at The Alexandra, a lovely restaurant/bar with a fantastic food offering. You can see it at approximately 02:03:20. if you're in the area and want a bite and a beer, I highly recommend it. Here's their Instagram.
Locations featured:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Grove Park Nature Reserve
08:15 Bridge to Hither Green Cemetery
10:25 Reigate Road to Downham Woodland Walk
19:38 Downham Woodland Walk
33:45 Bromley Road
35:07 Beckenham Place Park
01:01:54 Beckenham House Mansion & Gardens
01:17:00 Beckenham Hill Road to Cator Park
01:34:33 Cator Park
01:44:55 New Beckenham
01:46:30 Old Farm Path
01:54:00 Alexandra Recreation Ground
02:00:00 Penge
02:05:24 Penge High Street
02:13:19 Crystal Palace
Postscript: This video was recorded in August but it turned out to be an absolute nightmare to record and edit for multiple reasons. one, the light is all over the place; two, my camera ran out of battery at Crystal Palace and refused to turn back on even after charging it for a bit, so I had to shoot the closing shot on my phone; three, the ghost of artists past made copyright claims on this thing that were a pain to sort out... Augh!! Let me tell you, if you want to scare off a content creator, just play copyrighted music loudly near them. They'll run for the hills if they know what's good for them.
Recorded on DJI Pocket 2
Double Decker Bus
Double Decker Bus Wigan to Shevington
Standish parish church St Wilfrid’s
Bell ringing at St Wilfrid,s church Standish Lancashire England.
The church.
close to the road from Wigan to Preston was probably built by the Standish family which would account for the fact it was sited on the edge of the ten townships which it served, rather than in the centre. The parish stretched from the Boar’s Head to Bamber Bridge and included Shevington, Coppull, Welch Whittle and Charnock Richard, whilst to the east it extended to include Worthington, Duxbury, Heath Charnock, Anderton and Adlington.
The church was dedicated to St. Wilfrid, a fiery, strong willed man, often in trouble with the authorities, and no respecter of persons, who at various times was Bishop of Ripon, Hexham and York. His greatest achievement was to persuade the Church in England to accept the practices of Rome rather than those of the Celtic churches founded by the early missionaries from Ireland and Scotland.
Over the following centuries the links between the church and the Standish family were consolidated and many of the rectors came from various branches of the family.
Sometime in the 15th century the original church fell into serious disrepair and needed to be restored but the new building was itself later destroyed by fire.
In the 15th century two chantries were built within the church; a third was added later. A chantry was a small chapel at which a priest was appointed to pray and offer Masses for the welfare of named individuals, both while they were living and for the repose of their souls after death. Chantry priests were usually very poor men who lived and ate frugally. They wore a rough cassock with a leather girdle, thick clogs and a felt hat or none at all. These chantries disappeared at the time of the Reformation.
HORSES Pulling Boats Up The Canal?| @Gathurst Bridge 46. A Grade II Listed Building, Wigan.
Horses Pulling Boats Up The Canal? Gathurst Bridge 46. A Grade II Listed Building, Shevington, Wigan.
English canals are steeped in history. The canal age was very different. The channel was new and artificial and the water was still, without current either way. Bridges were low and numerous but each was provided with a towing path under it for the horses and mules that pulled the new long thin canal boats, reliably and regularly, sometimes even to a strict advertised timetable. This was a huge improvement on both road and river traffic and canals reigned supreme and profitably for half a century until the railways came to challenge them.
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Standish
Standish Wigan Lancashire
Worthington Lakes, Standish, Wigan
Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs in Standish, near Wigan in Greater Manchester. The area is a country park managed by United Utilities.
The reservoirs are Adlington Lake, Arley Lake, and Worthington Reservoir. Paths run around the reservoirs.
The area is popular with anglers, walkers, and birdwatchers.
Dogs are not allowed.
Worthington Lakes is situated off Chorley Road. There’s a car park near the entrance.
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2019.12.25 Christmas Lights, Coventry, UK - 02
Irene and Dave and Family visit Christmas Lights in Coventry, UK
Shevy Appley Bridge Parbold
Car Fire M6 North
Car Fire M6 North Shevington 11 January 2018