Asbestos and buildings in Wigan
Wigan's history was cotton, coal and engineering, and the legacy is a town of Victorian mills, terraces and later industrial estates. Trencherfield Mill by the canal is the best known of the mills, many of which have been converted. The centre has 1960s and 1970s retail, and areas such as Scholes, Pemberton and Whelley mix terraces with interwar and post-war estates. Surveys here often follow house purchases, extensions and landlord refurbishments, with commercial surveys for units on the industrial estates around the town and for older buildings in the centre.
Buildings commonly found in Wigan
- Canal-side and former cotton mills
- Victorian terraces and 1930s to 1970s estates
- Units on older industrial estates
What to do next
If the building was built or refurbished before 2000, start with a survey, because it tells you what is there before anyone disturbs it. Use the form to send the postcode, the type of property and up to five photographs, and an independent partner surveyor will contact you. If the survey finds something that has to come out, we can connect you with licensed removal contractors.
