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Wigan, Ancient and Loyal

History taken from the "Ancient and Loyal" booklet, 1930.

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Ancient and Loyal

A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL SKETCHES
OF THE ANCIENT AND LOYAL BOROUGH OF

Wigan

REPRINTED BY COURTESY OF MESSRS. HEYES AND COMPANY, LTD.,
FROM "THE WIGAN REVIEW," IN AID OF THE
ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY, WIGAN.

PRODUCED BY J. CURRYER MUIR, F.C.I.S., A.L.A.A.,
IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTHUR J. HAWKES, F.S.A.

Contents

    FOREWORD BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF WIGAN PAGE 1    
    INTRODUCTION BY ARTHUR J. HAWKES, F.S.A. PAGE 2    
    THE COAT OF ARMS PAGE 3    
    THE CHARTER OF THE BOROUGH PAGE 4    
    MAB'S CROSS PAGE 5    
    THE OLD MOOT HALL PAGE 6    
    THE OLD INNS OF WIGAN PAGE 7    
    THE BATTLE OF WIGAN LANE PAGE 8    
    FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE OF WIGAN LANE PAGE 9    
    THE OLD INDUSTRIES OF WIGAN PAGE 10    
    THE OLD TOWN HALL PAGE 11    
    THE HARROGATE WELL PAGE 12    
    THE PARISH CHURCH PAGE 13    
    HAIGH HALL PAGE 14