Greater Wigston Historical Society

Greater Wigston Historical Society & Heritage Centre

19 August 2021

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

VISIONS OF WIGSTON

SEE WHERE YOU LIVE IN EARLIER TIMES

SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS

OF WIGSTON, SOUTH WIGSTON AND KILBY BRIDGE

NOW HAS OVER 10,000 PHOTOGRAPHS

STREET NAMES INDEX FIND OUT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF YOUR STREET NAME

WIGSTON BUSINESS INDEX

REMEMBERING THE PAST"

MEMBERS ONLY AREA

REQUIRES LOG IN

BOOKS BY TONY DANVERS FREE DOWNLOADS

ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS WITH HISTORICAL MAGNIFIER

WIGSTON

TIMELINE

1500BC TO 2014

Click OnThe Clockface To View

(Adobe .pdf File)

CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE FOR THE HERITAGE CENTRE DETAILS

GHWS NOW A MEMBER OF THE FORUM

FREE FAMILY HISTORY SEARCH SERVICE

VIDEOS OF WIGSTON

5 HISTORIC POST CARD SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE

NOW 5 FOR £2.00

CLICK HERE FOR INFO

free hit counter code

THE GWHS ONLINE STORE

NEW UPDATED STORE IS NOW OPEN !!

WIGSTON REMEMBERING THE PAST

THE WIGSTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS MUSEUM

SOUTH

WIGSTON

"IN THE SPOTLIGHT"

This month's spotlight feature is VISIONS OF WIGSTON

Updated April 2024

Click HERE To Go To The Page

THE GREATER WIGSTON

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MEET OUR SPONSORS

MINUTES OF THE AGM 2024

IN .PDF FORMAT CLICK HERE

HERITAGE CENTRE ARCHIVE SEARCH SERVICE

FREE Archive Search Click Here

AN INDEPENDENT SOCIETY WITH NO AFFILIATION WITH THE LEICS. COUNTY COUNCIL

Covering The Areas Of: Wigston Magna, South Wigston, Glen Parva, Kilby Bridge & Countesthorpe

HERITAGE CENTRE

2024 AFTERNOON TALKS

CLICK HERE

THE GWHS HAS JOINED THE OADBY AND WIGSTON LOTTERY

BUY TICKETS AND SUPPORT THE SOCIETY

<<<CLICK ON THE LOTTERY LOGO

GWHS MAP INDEX

Index Of Our Map Holdings In The Heritage Centre

DONATE TO THE SOCIETY

NEW FREE BOOK DOWNLOAD ADDED................

"SOUTH WIGSTON A VICTORIAN TOWN" by ALAN KIND MBE

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY LOCAL CLUBS, SOCIETIES, BANDS, GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS IN

WIGSTON MAGNA OR SOUTH WIGSTON?

IF SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.......

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS