Plans for Haigh Hall

Underground bunker cinema and "world class dining" to feature in multi-million pound Haigh Hall development

The £37.5m project is set to restore and expand the historic site “to its former glory”.

A derelict zoo on School Lane, just off the main complex, is set to be transformed into a new visitors attraction and learning centre. The new "multi-purpose garden pavilion” and education and training hubs will provide more activity space. The works will include a 16 space car park.

The former zoo on School Lane closed in the 1990s and, after a short spell housing a model village, has been left vacant ever since.

https://www.wigantoday.net/news/people/underground-bunker-cinema-and-world-class-dining-to-feature-in-multi-million-pound-haigh-hall-development-3849842

Levelling Up Fund Statement: www.wigan.gov.uk / Twitter Thread

see also

https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Council/Projects/Haigh-Hall/Haigh-Hall-Masterplan.aspx

Leigh MP and Wigan Council disappointed with rejected Levelling Up bid

WIGAN Council said it is "extremely disappointed" to have lost out on funding to regenerate Leigh town centre, after submitting a bid the town's MP called "deeply flawed".

Following the second round of the government's Levelling Up Fund, Wigan Council has been unsuccessful in its £11.4m bid to regenerate central areas of Leigh.

Able to submit bids of up to £20m for each constituency, the local authority also failed with a £7.2m bid for Ashton-in-Makerfield but was successful in its £20m submission for Haigh Hall.

https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/23263411.james-grundy-criticises-deeply-flawed-levelling-bid-leigh/?ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Is work about to start?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/haigh-hall-gains-20m/vi-AA16waAZ

An update on Twitter yesterday: @HallHaigh:

Haigh Hall
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We’re working with HH Smith on the external restoration of Haigh Hall. Manchester based
@hhsmithbuilders
worked on the Science & Industry Museum, Norton Priory & many other grade 1 & grade 2 listed buildings…https://hhsmith.co.uk





https://www.wigan.gov.uk/News/Articles/2023/April/Excitement-builds.aspx

Lolly wrote:A derelict zoo on School Lane, just off the main complex, is set to be transformed into a new visitors attraction and learning centre. The new "multi-purpose garden pavilion” and education and training hubs will provide more activity space. The works will include a 16 space car park.

The former zoo on School Lane closed in the 1990s and, after a short spell housing a model village, has been left vacant ever since.

It's about time something was finally done with the area where the old mini zoo used to be at Haigh Hall.

Sadly the area has just been abandoned and allowed to become overgrown with vegetation ever since the zoo closed to the public in 1994 following massive criticism of the cramp and poor conditions that the animals were being kept in.

Here's a video of me exploring the remains of the former zoo at Haigh Hall with Mrs H and my dogs in 2019 for anyone interested.

Mr H's Hot Pot wrote:

Lolly wrote:A derelict zoo on School Lane, just off the main complex, is set to be transformed into a new visitors attraction and learning centre. The new "multi-purpose garden pavilion” and education and training hubs will provide more activity space. The works will include a 16 space car park.

The former zoo on School Lane closed in the 1990s and, after a short spell housing a model village, has been left vacant ever since.

It's about time something was finally done with the area where the old mini zoo used to be at Haigh Hall.

Sadly the area has just been allowed to become overgrown with vegetation ever since the zoo closed to the public in the 1994 following massive criticism of the cramp and poor conditions that the animals were being kepft in.

Here's a video of me exploring the remains of the former zoo at Haigh Hall with Mrs H and my dogs in 2019 for anyone interested.

Thanks for an excellent and informative ,[as always] video Mr H.

Haigh Hall
@HallHaigh

An incredible week for Haigh Hall… The safety barrier is up, next step scaffolding, hoarding artwork installation… then the work really begins... 56 weeks of stone cleaning, roof repairs, window restoration, drainage maintenance. Excited to see the glass cupola shining again.

Took my lad up to Haigh Country Woodland Park today to the play area and snapped these two pics whilst I was up there.



Looks like more progress has been made at Haigh Hall in just over a week than in all the time Contessa Hotels were involved.

Take a sneak peak inside the historic Haigh Hall...

Work is really progressing behind the scenes on our ambitious renovation of our much-loved local landmark. Here's a quick look behind closed doors courtesy of contractors HH Smith & Sons.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1675096959311306753

There seems to be a problem with twitter, hope it's fixed soon

The future looks good. I may drop down for visit when it is all done and dusted...

Haigh Hall Heritage Matters
@FriendsOpen

The once green Parbold Stone now cleaned and looking so good.
Cracked chimney pots sent away for moulds to be recast.
They have sent a version of each pot.
Such attention to detail.

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Absolutely awesome scaffold roofing being created at #HaighHall ️ See inside the building site tonight on ITV
@GranadaReports
with the fabulous
@Claire_journo



https://twitter.com/i/status/1711752387138838861

Plans for roof top bar, art gallery, and observatory.

Looking good then, Lolly.....................

Should be interesting this Autumn.................