Wigan Pier by John Hannavy - 9781911038139

Lightmoor Press

Despite the fact that it never actually existed, Wigan Pier is renowned thanks to music-hall star George Formby and his imagined pier. For almost a century a small coal-tipper on the canal bank has been celebrated as Wigan Pier. In this book, John Hannavy weaves together the stories of the two piers and their impact on the town.