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14/10/2026

The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a six lane toll bridge that opened in 2017.

Crossing the River Mersey, the bridge links Lancashire and Cheshire.

11/10/2026

Dating from 1868, the Liverpool Pyramid is the grave of civil engineer William Mackenzie.

On top of a successful career, he is reputed to have had a fruitful gambling habit.

According to legend, Mackenzie’s skeleton is in an upright position, holding a winning hand of cards.

11/10/2026

The magnificent Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin dates to 1610.

It is Prescot’s only Grade I listed building.

06/10/2026

Located on the site of the former St Michael's church (demolished 1935), Angel Meadow has a rich heritage.

The lower section of the site became the largest pauper burial ground in Manchester.

It's estimated that 40,000 people were buried here between 1788 and 1816.

03/10/2026

The Ashcroft Family has owned and run Spencers Farm in Bispham for over 300 years.

The Owd Barn is a 16th century grade 2 listed building which originally was used for housing cattle and storing potatoes.

The barn is home to a Tea Room, Home & Gifts, Farm Shop and Butchers.

28/09/2026

For more than eighty years, Warton Aerodrome has stood at the forefront of British aviation.

It evolved from a wartime airfield into one of the world’s leading centres for military aircraft design, development, testing and final assembly.

27/09/2026

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27/09/2026

Witton Country Park covers 480 acres and is liberally peppered with pretty picnic spots, walks, nature trails, a play area and a visitor centre.

The estate was once owned by the Feilden family, who built and lived in Witton House (1800-1946), creating the park at the same time.

25/09/2026

Wigan and District Model Engineering Society was founded in 1937 to foster and encourage the hobby of Model Engineering in and around the Wigan area.

The first train to operate on the Haigh Hall Miniature Railway, at their new home at Haigh Hall Woodland Park, completed its first journey on 12th September 1949.

25/09/2026

Red Moss near Horwich is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Pollen analysis revealed the first peat deposits of mosslands to be from around 8,000 years BC.

A severed female head was discovered in Red Moss in the 19th century dating from the Bronze Age or early Iron Age.

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