Wigan Album

Cleansing Department, Wigan

2 Comments

Construction of Frog Lane Refuse Plant, 1930s.
Photo: Dave Green

Views: 2,792
Item #: 4556

Construction of the new Cleansing Depot and Refuse Disposal Plant on Frog Lane, which opened on May 12th, 1938.

Back

Comment by: Dave on 5th June 2010 at 16:05

As I understand this site also housed a reversionary transmitter site for the BBC, this only became known in the 1980's.

Comment by: Jayne on 10th November 2022 at 16:12

I am looking for a photo of the laying of the foundation stone by Alderman J. Lowe, has anyone got a photo of the ceremony please?

Leave a comment?