Wigan Grammar School - WW2
Source: Copyright Rev David Long
In a side corridor next to a row of boards recording the former school's Scholarships, Head Masters, etc. The building is the former Grammar School, occupied by the NHS since 2002. The Grammar School itself closed in 1972 and the buildings (Grade 2 listed by Historic England since 1997) became Mesnes High School until 1989, and then the Mesnes Building of Wigan College. IWM 61683, the former Grammar School's Boer War Memorial, at IWM 27475 (WW1) are also at this location. , Thomas Linacre Outpatient Centre, Parsons Walk, Wigan, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 1RU, England
SD 58012 06185
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Unveiled
18th February 1949
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Wigan Grammar School, Parsons Walk, Wigan, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 1RU, England
SD 58012 06185
1936
The original Grammar School buildings were demolished and new ones built on the same site.
Height: 900MM
Width: 990MM
Depth: 50MM
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good