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1st September 2025
Work on historic church spire nears completion
Words taken from BBC report ...
Work has almost been completed on the restoration of Wigan's only Grade I-listed building.
St Wilfrid's Church in Standish, which has been a landmark in the borough for more than 160 years, has been undergoing repairs to the spire.
- Work under way is shown in the picture here taken earlier this year
The Victorian-era masonry had suffered cracking due to rust from the ironwork inside the structure, and an internal timber frame had been damaged by water.
The weather vane and the church clock have also been restored and reinstalled.
Repairs to the church spire began in February and the restoration is expected to finish in the autumn.
Read the full report on the BBC website here.
Ronnie Semley, September 2025