"The Orwell" at Wigan Pier, formerly Gibson's warehouse, originally built in 1777, re-built in 1984.

"The Orwell" on the left, the Terminal Warehouse ahead with the canal from Leeds through Pottery Bridge on the right.

Looking in the other direction from the Terminal Warehouse, with Pottery Bridge on the left.

The warehouse on the right houses "The Way We Were" - part of the Wigan Pier Experience.

On the opposite side, just past the warehouse, can be seen a replica of the original coal tippler that was on "Wigan Pier". It consists of two curved rails and was end of a tramway from a colliery. The wagons would be brought right to the edge of the canal to be tippled so that their contents went straight into waiting barges. Wigan Pier became the subject of music hall jokes and later featured in the title of George Orwell's book "The Road to Wigan Pier".

Click for information about Wigan Pier or telephone 01942 323666.

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