It is set in a large area of parkland which extends to within a quarter mile of Wigan town centre and is a great asset to the town and it's people.
The hall itself looks well from the outside and in the front rooms which are used for receptions but the roof and rear behind the facade are in a shocking state of disrepair.
Wigan MBC has a history of cultural vandalism.
When, a few years ago when building a new shopping precinct they found a Roman bath house which they took to pieces and placed the remnants behind the new buildings.
These Roman buildings could have been preserved. Wigan could have used these as a tourist attraction "Visit Roman Wigan",(far better than Wigan Pier.
But then the people running the council, then and now are cultural illiterates and soon our ancient town will be merely a shopping clone of many other towns with a far less historic past.
We need councillors who take pride in and love our town rather than their pockets.
WILL WE GET THEM? MAYBE IN THE FUTURE BUT THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
1 comment:
Thanks Lanky,that looks a fine building,and a treasure,but like most of OUR heritage is in the hands of greedy ,unscrupulous councils,who are blind to everything but money to fill thier own pockets with.
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