Griffin Hotel is a hotel in Wigan, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK”. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of Wigan.[3]
Overview
The Griffin Hotel is a Grade II listed former public house on Standishgate in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1905 for Oldfield Brewery to designs by the local architects Heaton and Ralph, it was later acquired by Walker Cains in 1926. The pub closed in 2017, suffered arson attacks in 2022 and 2023, and was added to the Buildings at Risk Register maintained by Save Britain's Heritage in June 2025.
From “Griffin Hotel, Wigan” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of Wigan. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 27 km from the centre of Wigan.[4]
It is one of 24 hotels in and around Wigan recorded in Wikidata, 14 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] See Hotels in Wigan.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Tudor House Hotel — 0.4 km
- The Bowling Green — 0.5 km
- The Clarence Hotel — 0.6 km
- Victoria Hotel — 0.6 km
- The Bellingham Hotel — 0.8 km
- The Pagefield Hotel — 1.0 km
See also
References
- ^ Griffin Hotel (Q26664351). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Griffin Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-13.
- ^ Wigan (Q208143). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Wigan. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.