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
 
PHOTO ARCHIVE
NOW HAS OVER 10,000 PHOTOGRAPHS
 
STREET NAMES INDEX FIND OUT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF YOUR STREET NAME
 
WIGSTON BUSINESS INDEX
ANY BUSINESSES
YOU REMEMBER?
 
 
"WIGSTON
REMEMBERING THE PAST"
FACEBOOK PAGE
 
MEMBERS ONLY AREA
REQUIRES LOG IN
 
WIGSTON BOOKS
BOOKS BY TONY DANVERS FREE DOWNLOADS
PHOTO GALLERY OF
GWHS OUTINGS
 
 
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
 
BEFORE & AFTER
VIDEOS OF WIGSTON
 
 
SOME PAGES NOW
HAVE AUDIO
Look out for the sound icon
5 HISTORIC POST CARD SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE
NOW 5 FOR £2.00
CLICK HERE FOR INFO
50 NEW FILES ADDED TO THE WIGSTON ARTICLES IN THE MEMBERS ONLY AREA - NUMBERS 375 TO 425
GO TO THE MEMBERS AREA HERE
 
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LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND HERITAGE FORUM AWARD WINNER!
 
"THE VOICE
OF A
WORLD
WAR 1
SOLDIER"
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HERE
DOREEN BOULTER'S "WIGGY'S WAR"
Has been digitised in to audio files to listen to
CLICK HERE
free hit counter code
MEET OUR SPONSORS
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THE GWHS ONLINE STORE
NEW UPDATED STORE NOW OPEN !!
 
WIGSTON REMEMBERING THE PAST
THE WIGSTON CIVIC SOCIETY
THE WIGSTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS MUSEUM
SOUTH
WIGSTON
LOCAL
FACEBOOK
PAGES
FORUM
FACEBOOK
PAGE
WIGSTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
CORONATION OF ELIZABETH II
SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
2ND JUNE 1953
DOWNLOAD HERE
IN .PDF FORMAT
"IN THE SPOTLIGHT"
This month's spotlight feature is THE GWHS BULETINS
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CHRISTMAS PARTY 2022 CLICK ON THE PICTURE
THE GREATER WIGSTON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 
 
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MINUTES OF THE AGM 2023
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
THE SOCIETY CALENDAR IS BACK...£6 PER COPY
Available locally and by post
CLICK HERE
 
Covering The Areas Of: Wigston Magna, South Wigston, Glen Parva, Kilby Bridge & Countesthorpe
CHECK OUT THE HERITAGE CENTRE BOOKS
OUR BOOK HOLDINGS HAVE BEEN INDEXED AND LISTED
CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILS