Geography (345 pages found in this category)


Tyldesley Top Chapel

The township of Tyldesley's first place of worship, built in 1789.

Tyldesley Urban District

Tyldesley cum Shakerley Urban District and its successor, Tyldesley Urban District. was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in Lancashire, England. In 1974 the urban district was abolished and its former area was transfered to the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester.

Udny Mort House

In the 18th and 19th centuries body-snatchers, also known as resurrectionists, shush-lifters or noddies, excavated graves to meet the increasing demand from medical colleges for bodies to dissect, as not enough were being supplied from executions.

Victoria Arches

A series of bricked-up arches in an embankment of the River Irwell in Manchester. They served as business premises, landing stages for steam packet riverboats and as Second World War air-raid shelters.

Victoria Tower

Tower on Castle Hill overlooking Huddersfield, constructed as a permanent memorial for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

Wainhouse Tower

Landmark folly and Grade II* listed building in King Cross, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Wakefield Castle

Fortification built in the 12th century on a hill on the north side of the River Calder near Wakefield, England.

Wakefield Chantry Chapel

Redirected to Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin.

Walkden Gardens

Public green space in Sale, Greater Manchester.

Wallsuches Bleachworks

Bleachworks that takes its name from an area of Horwich in Greater Manchester, England. The area is notable for the bleachworks started by Thomas Ridgway.