Tesco tour at the Swan shopping centre
Eastleigh 1985 High St, Market St, Cranbury Road
Views of Eastleigh Hampshire before the construction of the Swan shopping centre
High Street, Eastleigh, England, UK; 9th December 2011
How to get to 3 Store from Eastleigh Swan Centre
How to get from the Swan Centre to the 3 Store in Eastleigh
Places to see in ( Leigh - UK )
Places to see in ( Leigh - UK )
Leigh is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 7.7 miles southeast of Wigan and 9.5 miles west of Manchester city centre. Leigh is situated on low-lying land to the north west of Chat Moss.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships. When the three townships of Pennington, Westleigh and Bedford merged in 1875 forming the Leigh Local Board District, Leigh became the official name for the town although it had been applied to the area of Pennington and Westleigh around the parish church for many centuries. The town became an urban district in 1894 when part of Atherton was added. In 1899 Leigh became a municipal borough. The first town hall was built in King Street and replaced by the present building in 1907.
Originally an agricultural area noted for dairy farming, domestic spinning and weaving led to a considerable silk and, in the 20th century, cotton industry. Leigh also exploited the underlying coal measures particularly after the town was connected to the canals and railways. Leigh had an important engineering base. The legacy of Leigh's industrial past can be seen in the remaining red brick mills – some of which are listed buildings – although it is now a mainly residential town, with Edwardian and Victorian terraced housing packed around the town centre. Leigh's present-day economy is based largely on the retail sector.
Leigh is low-lying; land to the south and east, close to Chat Moss, is 50 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. The highest land, to the north and west, rises gently to 125 feet (38 m). Astley and Bedford Mosses are fragments of the raised bog that once covered a large area north of the River Mersey and along with Holcroft and Risley Mosses are part of Manchester Mosses, a European Union designated Special Area of Conservation.
Major landmarks in Leigh are the red sandstone parish church and across the civic square, Leigh Town Hall and its associated shops on Market Street. The Grade II listed Obelisk that replaced the original market cross is also situated here. Many town centre buildings including the Boar's Head public house are in red Ruabon or Accrington bricks, often with gables and terracotta dressings. There are several large multi-storey cotton mills built along the Bridgewater Canal that are a reminder of Leigh's textile industry but most are now underused and deteriorating despite listed building status. Leigh's War Memorial by local architect J.C. Prestwich is at the junction of Church Street and Silk Street and is a Grade II listed structure. St Joseph's Church and St Thomas's Church on opposite sides of Chapel Street are both imposing churches using different materials and styles.
Historically Leigh was well connected to the local transport infrastructure, but with the closure of the railway in 1969 this is no longer the case. Public transport is co-ordinated by the Transport for Greater Manchester. There are bus services operated by First Greater Manchester, Jim Stones, Maytree Travel, Diamond Bus North West, Stagecoach Manchester and Network Warrington from Leigh bus station to many local destinations including Wigan, Bolton, Warrington, Manchester and St Helens.
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Hurdy Gurdy Man in Eastleigh Town Centre.
Hurdy Gurdy Man seen in Eastleigh Town Centre, Hampshire, UK - Saturday 8th December 2012. This gentleman was playing on an antique machine.
How to get to 3 Store from Eastleigh Swan Centre
How to get from Eastleigh Swan Centre to 3 Store
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas! 2012
Christmas has arrived at the Kin fisher Shopping Centre, Redditch!
BMX'n thru a mall called swan centre in eastleigh
me (julian) cycling thru a mall, and my frends getting it on camera, had 2 avoid the mall 4 a bit tho, LOL
Princess Tiami - Swan Centre Eastleigh
Swan Centre Eastleigh
in a shopping centre and wilkinsons
Eastleigh Town Centre
Would the last retailer to leave Eastleigh please turn off the lights. ITV news story about the death of Eastleigh Town Centre featuring Matthew Myatt.
16 - Lost 2011 - Bus from Eastleigh
Eastleigh Market on Leigh Road, England, UK; 10th December 2011
Three good reasons to shop in Eastleigh
I order to counter criticism of Eastleigh as a shopping centre - that it is:
1) Hard to Park
2) Filled with Charity Shops
3) Restricted opening hours
The council commissioned street banners and thoughtfully placed the parking one next to double yellow lines, the 'variety of shops' one next to a charity shop and the 'open 7 days a week' one next to shops that don't..
Dance Competition/Demonstration at The Swan Centre in Eastleigh
Long Itchington, Leigh Crescent, Warwickshire, England, UK, 50th VE Day calibration, 1995
Leigh Crescent, Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England, UK, 50th VE Day, calibrations 1995.
Eastleigh Town Center 2015
Dance Competition and Demonstration at The Swan Centre in Eastleigh
UK Lift Glass Hydraulic at Brooks Shopping Centre, Winchester
UK Lift Glass Hydraulic at Brooks Shopping Centre, Winchester