Photo-a-Day  (Sunday, 28th January, 2024)

Good looking building, I think the date on the top facade says 1898 though.

A very grand building. Colin, you seem to get lots of sunshine as you stroll around !
Looks like a buddelia growing high up but I expect it would be difficult to grub it out unless you used a cherrypicker.

Correction, constructed in 1898

Thats right Colin.
The architectural design of these buildings show how much they cared and put their heart and soul in to the job. This was done by pencil, paper and brains.
Today, computers do that job, and that's why the buildings look like ( to use Irene's frase ) Lego buildings. The Architects, builders and all who was involved in the construction of this building should be applauded.

Just look at the marvel of this building built in 1908, then look at the Wigan life building completed in 2012, no comparison.
The Wigan life building has no character at all. I'll give it 50 years and then the demolition men move in. I believe the Wigan Life building has defects right now.

I recall coming out of the door at the far end for the last time after a 12 month stint ( working there). Then walking half a mile well past Uncle Joes mint balls to find my car…there was no parking at all. I never thought to come on the train! Yes it is a majestic building I remember the pillars inside. The office was open plan,

1898 Alan the building was built and not 1908. Many Wigan buildings like this one have been demolished.

Buildings today are not made to last, they are done quickly and cheap.

Sorry about the wrong build date.

That is a beautiful building; I love red-brick. Even the windows have character. It looks as if someone with brains and a sense of style has taken time, thought and trouble over the design, and the builders, who probably didn't earn much in 1898 but would have been glad of the work, have done a superb job. The Life Building looks like it was designed by a three-year-old.

Yet another fine building in Wigan. What is the design of the top of the mast far right?

Helen, the sun always shines on Wigan.
The day was so nice I took a stroll down the palm tree lined boulevard of Wallgate to Wigan Pier and with ice cream in hand took in the sunshine at the end of the pier watching happy children making sandcastles on the beech. Give it 100 years when the ice sheets melt, this might be a prophesy!
As far as Buddleia are concerned, once encouraged as The Butterfly Plant, they have become invasive and almost as much a nuisance as Japanese Knotweed.

Garry, I am of the old school and still prefer a parallel motion drawing board which allows far more creativity and thought.
Show todays CAD (Computer Assisted Design) Engineers an adjustable set square, a protractor, a compass or a adjustable trammel and they would look at you in complete bewilderment.
If there was power cut or even worse their computer crashed with work backed up they would probably burs out crying!

Designed by a three year old....some children have more brains.

Colin trainer,derek platts was correct the date was 1898.q

Me Again, please read through thoroughly, my mistake was an incorrect tap of the finger, I corrected this before 08:00 this morning.
Thank you for your interest.