Grand Arcade (Wigan)

net zero carbon dioxide emissions.^[2][3] The Grand Arcade houses a bronze statue of George Formby designed by Manx artist Amanda Barton, which was unveiled in 2007.^[4]

Oxford Archaeology North that it was a significant Roman site in Wigan during the late first and second centuries AD.^[6] These excavations revealed numerous artefacts, including a hearth, pottery pieces, and tiles. One significant discovery was a hypocaust, which was used as a heating system in a Roman bathhouse.^[7] The hypocaust was restored and relocated to Concert Square, a communal area within Grand Arcade.^[5]

mixed-use 190-foot-tall (58 m) apartment block called Tower Grand which would have been built on the site adjoining the centre.^[8][9] As of 2020, the land for the planned apartment block remains unused and empty. The proposals were later scrapped after Modus went into administration in 2009.^[2]

Clarks and New Look relocated their stores in Wigan to The Grand Arcade from The Galleries where they were previously based.^[11] All of the original four anchor stores have closed. BHS in 2016, when it went into administration, and TK Maxx in 2017 relocating to Robin Retail Park. Marks & Spencer has also relocated to the nearby retail park.^[12] In January 2021, the closure of all Debenhams stores in the UK was announced, effectively leaving the Grand Arcade without any anchor stores for the first time since its opening in 2007. ^[13]

multi-storey carparks on Milgate and Crompton Street with over 850 spaces combined.^[14] Bus access is available at the nearby Wigan bus station. Two railway stations serve Wigan town centre, Wigan Wallgate and Wigan North Western.^[15]