Wigan Pier
Posted by: 
pete37038
N 53° 32.492 W 002° 38.540
30U E 523701 N 5932573
A trip down memory lane to when canals were the main form of transport in the UK, and the UK's shortest Pier !
Waymark Code: WM8H14
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/01/2010
Views: 17
An iron tippler known as Wigan 'Pier', it is a world famous site made famous by George Orwell, The original "pier" at Wigan was a coal loading staithe, it was though to have been a wooden jetty, wagons from local collieries would be tipded into waiting barges here for onward transportation.
There is a heritage site here now and a lot of the canal buildings have been refurbished, they lay derelict until about 1985.
Please post a picture when you visit and describe your visit.
Type of pier: Commercial
Expenses: nil - free to visit
Parking is available: No
Contact information:
Wigan Heritage 01942-828128
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Fishing Regulations: canal fishing by permit only
Web site: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Post a photo or tell a vivid enough account of the visit to convince the reader that you know what you are talking about. Old visits are welcome if you can relate a good story to them. Fish stories are always welcome :)