How was Tyldesley formed? - Yahoo Local Search Results

Yahoo Local Web Search

more images
more images
Museum of Wigan Life

Museum of Wigan Life
- Museum
4
86 reviews on
- Website
Discover the people and places of Wigan borough at the Museum of Wigan Life. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse (who also...
moreDiscover the people and places of Wigan borough at the Museum of Wigan Life. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse (who also designed Manchester Town Hall), the building opened in 1878 as Wigan’s first public library. Whilst the display on Roman Wigan, Egyptology and early local trade remain on show at the Museum of Wigan Life, the gallery’s main exhibition is currently ‘Gerrumonside!: The passion of rugby league, past, present & future’, on display until 19 November 2022. This temporary exhibition celebrates Rugby League past and present in the Borough and internationally. Follow our local teams’ trophy-filled histories and learn how Wigan, Leigh and Tyldesley broke away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895 and formed the Northern Union. Learn about the early game, the rise of women in the sport, disability rugby, grassroots rugby, the international game and the all important fans! See original memorabilia never seen before, and more unusual items including the original turnstile from Centless
- Website: wigan.gov.uk
- Address: Library Street, Wigan WN1 1NU Greater Manchester, Wigan, WN1 1NU
- Phone: (01942) 828128
- Hours: Closed Now
- Mon: closed
- Tue: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Wed: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Thu: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Fri: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Sat: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Sun: closed

Search results

Reviews
- yasminaW7083YR
  12/11/23
  What is the Museum of Wigan Life?The Museum of Wigan Life is a museum that is located in Greater Manchester. It holds a number of temporary and permanent exhibitions and displays that take place... more
- wendyb564
  10/06/23
  This is everything you’d expect a small local museum to be - and more! It has such a quirky collection of exhibits from Egyptian artefacts to George Formby memorabilia. Add into the mix local written... more
- View more reviews on TripAdvisor

Yahoo Local Web Search

Search results

Reviews

yasminaW7083YR

wendyb564