Jimmy has incredible ties with the Salford Reds, as we mentioned earlier Salford's first superstar player was Jimmy Lomas, signed in 1901 and they knew each other well. 

Jimmy Lomas used to go round for Sunday dinner, and handed the young supporter his first pair of Salford rugby socks! 

To me it is marvellous to hear Jimmy talk about Gus Risman, Billy Williams, Barney Hudson and Alan Edwards - all players from the famous original "Les Diables Rouges" team of 1934. 

We get an insight into the players' lives: who knew that Barney Hudson was the Mayor of Salford's chauffeur? And that many ex-Red Devils became publicans? And that Gus Risman's mum had a sweet shop off Trafford Road? 

Jimmy also describes David Watkins - possibly the greatest player Salford have signed in over forty years - and the shouts from the terraces on the night that he made his debut. 

People like Jimmy are a fascinating source of information, and I am really glad that he gave up his time to talk to us at SalfordOnline, he is a proper Salfordian, through and through. 

Incidentally, can anyone shed any light on the "royal player" who Jimmy's dad said played for Salford? 

As this is the final season at the Willows, we will be doing a farewell to the ground, so we'd love to hear any memories or special moments of your times spent on the terraces watching Salford. 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 31st of August 2011, it is republished here with the blessings of Scrum 'Arf Mr Tony Flynn, with video expertise by young Tom Rodgers the tea lad.

The club went through a slump in the 1950's but their star was back in the ascendency when Brian Snape succeeded Jim Hammond as chairman in September 1963. Incidentally does anyone remember his flash Jensen Interceptor? 

Snape appointed Griff Jenkins as secretary-coach in 1964, and the Reds immediately started to climb the league ladder. 

In June 1967 The Willows switched on its floodlights for the first time in the match with Widnes on Friday 11 March 1966. From that evening, Friday night was rugby league night as the fans flocked to The Willows. 

In October 1967 David Watkins joined Salford for £15,000, then a club record. Watkins scored in 92 consecutive matches for Salford from 19 August 1972 to 25 April 1974. He totalled 929 points from 41 tries and 403 goals.This became another golden era for Salford, with such players as Mike Coulman, Charlie Bott, Colin Dixon, Chris Hesketh etc all gracing the Willows. 

Wembley was reached again in 1969 and Salford met Castleford only to be defeated 11-6, in a game which many Salford fans feel that Salford were cheated out off. 

Chris Hesketh in many people's opinion scored a try which was not given, the referee did not see the incident, and the touch judges gave the decision, in the modern game and it's technology the try may have stood, we shall never now. 

On 3 January 1982, John Wilkinson took over as chairman. Wilkinson inherited a club living above its income, forcing him to make cost saving measures. While the books were being balanced, steady progress was made on it, the Reds pulling off a major coup with the signing of Australian full-back Garry Jack in 1988. The Lancashire Cup final was reached in 1988, the Reds losing narrowly to favourites Wigan. 

1990 turned out to be his golden year under coach Kevin Tamati. Salford won the Second Division Championship, losing just one game all season. In the Premiership final in front of 50,000 at Old Trafford, the Red Devils beat Halifax 27-20. They also made the final of the Lancashire Cup, losing narrowly to favourites Widnes. 

During the 1990s, the team rewarded Wilkinson with five trophies; Division Two Championship (1990/91), Division Two Premiership (1991), Division One (formerly Division Two) Championship (1995/96 and 1996) and Divisional Premiership 1996. 

The Reds as we all now were relegated in 2002 to the first division, however they bounced back the following season and yet another chapter of their history was to be written. This came about when the club announced that it was to move to a new ground at Barton, a move that has proved unpopular with some fans, yet necessary if the club is to survive in the modern age. 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 29th of August 2011, it is republished here with the many blessings of Tony 'Trier' Flynn, video by young Tom Rodgers.

Thanks to ianw2007 for the use of his photograph of David Jenkins at Salford City Reds

In this first video Graham tells us of the club's early days at New Barnes racecourse, the site of the old Salford docks, and the move to the Willows in 1901. 

We hear about such fascinating characters as Jimmy Lomas, billed as the game's first superstar, signed for what was then a world record of £100, to take him from Bramley to Salford in August 1901. 

In the nine full seasons that he played for Salford, Jimmy was the club's leading try scorer, goalscorer and point scorer each season. 

The club has had its lows and at one stage they were known as the club with 3,000 mugs (the supporters). 

Things were to change in 1928 when Lance Todd became the club manager: in his first season "Toddy's Toddlers" went from 26th in the league up to 4th place. 

Lance spotted the legendary Gus Risman playing rugby union in Cardiff, snapping him up for Salford and giving him his debut in August 1929 at the tender age of seventeen. 

This became the start of a golden era for Salford, when such greats as Alan Edwards, John "Jack" Feetham, Barney Hudson, Paddy Dalton, Emlyn Jenkins, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams joined the club. 

Salford were considered the leading club in the game during the 1930s, winning three League Championships, five Lancashire League Championships, four Lancashire Cups and the Rugby League Challenge Cup. 

Salford were invited to tour France in 1934 to promote rugby league in the country. Before going to France, Salford were regarded as a top side by the French and - after their 6-0 whitewash of the tour sides - were given their unofficial nickname by French journalists: Les Diables Rouges, or The Red Devils. 

Salford beat Barrow 7-4 in the final of the 1938 Challenge Cup at Wembley, the last time the club won the competition, again testimony to the skills of Lance Todd who was to tragically die in a car accident in 1942. However, Todd's name still lives on with the Lance Todd Trophy - given to the man judged to be the best player in the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final each year. 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 26th of August 2011, it is lovingly republished here courtesy of a man with many odd shaped balls, Mr Tony Flynn. Video by young Tom Rodgers.

The pub got serious media coverage when Bev Callard - of Coronation Street fame - was the landlady. 

Thankfully her grandiose ideas never really took off, and I am glad to say that it has returned back to being a proper pub. 

The new landlady Maria has done a grand job in reversing the pubs fortunes, the ill fated M30 restaraunt has been scrapped and the vault reinstated, complete with pool table, some rather posh card tables, apparently poker is a big draw at the pub, also Sky TV is on for the sports fans. 

The main room has been decorated throughout and is the venue for something diffrent most evenings, Tuesday is an open mic night with local musicians organising events, karaoke evenings, talent nights and the really popular Saturday evening cabaret nights, try and catch The Mere Cats, a rock and roll band who really raise the roof. 

If you get the chance try and get in on a Sunday afternoon. Firstly, Alex the award winning chef puts on a great Sunday dinner, and secondly music is provided by Roman, a keyboard/vocalist who has a huge following, mainly ex-locals from The Woolpack, Salford, who come along for a good old fashioned sing song. 

Whilst I was in I was amazed to watch local icon and singer "Pendleton Ernie", a sprightly 87 year old who certainly knows how to belt out the tunes getting the crowd up dancing. 

Mention must be given to Alex the chef who provides breakfasts seven days a week, and meals everyday until 7.00pm, ask him about his Gordon Ramsay connection, it's true believe me. 

Robinsons beer is on draught along with, lager, cider, guinness, wine, soft drinks, etc. 

Maria deserves a big round of applause for turning around a pub which to be honest was becoming more White Elephant than White Horse, so pop in for a pint, worth it just to see "Pendleton Ernie"!

Sadly the pub is no more and it is now a branch of Sainsbury's.

Nestling beside the Manchester Ship Canal and only a few minutes walk from the Trafford Centre, this fascinating little corner of our City is best known for the Barton Swing Bridge and Barton Aqueduct.

As we will discover however, there are some fascinating facts that may come as a surprise to many of the commuters who pass daily over Barton's busy crossroads which once stood as the gateway into one of Europe's largest industrial complexes -Trafford Park.

How many times have you passed without noticing the Stonemasons personalised marks,a marvelous piece of architectural history, also you may be surprised to know that the Aqueduct site is a conservation area, obviously in need of some cleaning up. 

Finally spot the deliberate mistake by the mystery gardener who calls the date on the slab as being 1841 when it is so obviously 1824!

As an added bonus I have added a bonus look at the area in 4K HD Video which was recorded a few months back.

This article in a combination of two videos which first appeared on SalfordOnline during August and September 2009, it is lovingly restored here with the blessing of its author, Tony 'piece of architectural history' Flynn, Filmed and Edited by Tony Thornborough with Music by Ewan McCall, Performed by the Pogues.

Due to reasons out of our control the second video may be monetised as it contains a copyrighted music, we do not receive anything from its monetisation.

The Eccles Journal for December 29 1964 reported on the fate of Ian Bebbington 14, of Grasmere Crescent, who the paper described rather cruelly as being a "heavyweight" who tipped the scale at just over 10 stone. 

Ian and his pals, Malcolm Gelder, 12, and Peter Murray, 12, had been playing at the Eccles Corporation tip at Dukes Drive off Carriage Drive, Monton when Ian became stuck in slimy mud and sand on the edge of a floodwater lake. 

Malcom Gelder and Peter Murray waded into the muddy lake in an effort to retrieve their friend but all three got stuck up to their knees in the ooze. 

They struggled for an hour until Malcolm eventually managed to get free and shouted for help. 

Luckily his cries were heard by Mr Stanley Stout 52, a railwayman of Verdun Road who was walking along the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal which runs alongside the tip. 

Mr Stout could not rescue the boys because of the deep water but shouted across the canal to his home where a member of his family called the police. 

Police contables Duckworth and Shelton arrived on the scene and discovered that Malcolm had been able to escape from the mud and was sat with Peter shivering on the canal bank. 

However Ian was still stuck in the mud up to his knees and it was getting darker. 

The two officers managed to obtain a plank on which they stood upon and managed to drag Ian out by his wrists and to safety. 

Disaster struck however when both of Ian's wellingtons came off and had to be abandoned to the deep mud. 

The boys were taken home in a police car for a hot bath and doubt a right telling off just as other policemen arrived with ropes and safety equipment. 

The strong arms of the law had once again managed to save the day, if not the boots. 
 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 27th of June 2008 and was republished here with the permission of its author, scale tipping Tony Flynn.

Dr Milner had a somewhat tragic life: his first wife Mary gave birth to three children who all died in infancy and she herself was to die young. Milner married his wife's cousin Annie Lythgoe who gave birth to sixteen children - of whom eight were to die young.

Dr Milner died in 1882 aged sixty four and several of his young children are interred with him along his second wife Annie. 

Father Salvatore Carruccio has the distinction of being the only Roman Catholic priest to be buried in Weaste Cemetery, the others being mainly buried at Wardley Cemetery. 

He was born in Naples, Italy in 1846, and after deserting from the army for being a pacifist he trained to become a priest. He came to Salford taking up duties at Salford Cathedral.

Ordained in 1876, Father Carruccio served at several Lancashire Churches before coming to All Souls RC Church, Weaste in 1897, and became a man highly thought of by his parishoners. He died of bronchitis in December 1903 aged 57.

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 21st of July 2009, it is republished here with the blessing of pacifist 'lover not a fighter' Tony Flynn and was filmed and edited by Tony Thornborough.

William Harvey is best remembered for not only being a cotton mill owner but a fellow member of the Bible Christian Church, King Street, Salford. He was a devout vegetarian and abstainer from alcohol and tobacco, a rare breed in Salford! He was also present at Peterloo in 1819, twice Lord Mayor of Salford. He died in 1870 at work in Acton Square, off Broad Street. 

Henry Lightbown opened a mill in Salford in 1851 to produce wallpaper called the Hayfield mill. The company became one of the leading producers of affordable wallpapers in the country. He was also well known in Salford as a councillor in the Seedley ward. 

He died in 1899 at his house at his home Weaste Hall on Weaste Lane, now the site of All Hallows RC School. 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 17th of July 2009, it is republished here with the blessing of renowned vegetarian alcohol abstainer Tony Flynn, it was filmed and edited by Tony Thornborough.

A visit to the Cemetery is recommended for several reasons, firstly it acts as a discovery into Salford's Victorian past, the founding fathers of our City are buried there alongside many people of various walks of life, musicians, sportsmen, servicemen, politicians and paupers. 

Secondly it is a history lesson in itself by reading the tombstones you can learn about the lives of the people who are buried there, also the Victorian attitude to death is shown by the huge ornate gothic tombs decorated with angels, weeping cherubs, urns, broken staffs all representatives of death. 

The size of the Cemetery means that it is a haven for wildlife and endangered species of birds and fauna. A special eco park has been set up with information boards dotted around the Cemetery to show the good work being done there. 

This video first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 12th of June 2009, it is lovingly republished here with the blessing of the angelic Mr Tony Flynn and was filmed by Tony Thornborough

A visit to the Cemetery is recommended for several reasons, firstly it acts as a discovery into Salford's Victorian past, the founding fathers of our City are buried there alongside many people of various walks of life, musicians, sportsmen, servicemen, politicians and paupers. 

Secondly it is a history lesson in itself by reading the tombstones you can learn about the lives of the people who are buried there, also the Victorian attitude to death is shown by the huge ornate gothic tombs decorated with angels, weeping cherubs, urns, broken staffs all representatives of death. 

The size of the Cemetery means that it is a haven for wildlife and endangered species of birds and fauna. A special eco park has been set up with information boards dotted around the Cemetery to show the good work being done there. 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 11th of Jun 2009, it is loving republished here with the blessing of  'Professional Spill't Pint Mourner' Tony Flynn and was filmed by Tony Thornborough.

A visit to the Cemetery is recommended for several reasons, firstly it acts as a discovery into Salford's Victorian past, the founding fathers of our City are buried there alongside many people of various walks of life, musicians, sportsmen, servicemen, politicians and paupers. 

Secondly it is a history lesson in itself by reading the tombstones you can learn about the lives of the people who are buried there, also the Victorian attitude to death is shown by the huge ornate gothic tombs decorated with angels, weeping cherubs, urns, broken staffs all representatives of death. 

The size of the Cemetery means that it is a haven for wildlife and endangered species of birds and fauna. A special eco park has been set up with information boards dotted around the Cemetery to show the good work being done there. 

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 11th June 2009, it is lovingly republished here courtesy of Tony 'Peoples Pauper' Flynn and was filmed by Tony Thornborough.

Arthur Handley Clayton was born on the 15th August, 1892 and was baptised in All Saints Church, Horton Bradford, West Yorkshire, his parents were Henry and Lily Clayton. 

The 1901 census shows the family residing at 2 Bindloss Avenue, Eccles with Henry Senior's occupation being a financial clerk, by 1911 they were residing at "Redclyffe", Sandwich Road, Eccles, this was an affluent area of Eccles and the family had a domestic servant, Emily Lawrence. 

The Eccles and Patricroft Journal dated Friday 7th March 1915 tells us more about the life and death of young Arthur Handley Clayton. 

He was educated at the Eccles and Manchester Grammar schools and entered a career with Messrs Edward Sassoon, Indian Merchants with a view to to taling up an appointment abroad. 

When war broke out he was among the first to volunteer and on the 4th September 1914 he left for the Rifle Brigade Depot at Winchester. He was posted to the 12th Brigade and underwent his training on Salisbury Plain where he gained rapid promotion. 

On the 20th July 1915 he proceeded to France with his regiment and immediately took over trench duty. In the Loos attack the Rifle Brigade lost heavily, they held captured trenches for half a day against great odds and when they retired Clayton had been wounde first in the arm and then in the leg. 

Out of the 1,000 who went into fight only 462 of the Rifle Brigad answered the roll call afterwards, Clayton was amongst those reported missing, communications with comrades in the German prisons have left no hope that he is a prisoner and there appears to be little doubt that he was killed in the retirement on September 25th. 

Arthur Handley Clayton was awarded the Victory and 1915 Star Medals, his name is inscribed on panel 10 of the Ploegestreet Memorial, Commines-Warneton, Haimaut, Belgium. 

The England and Wales national Probate Calendar shows that he left £45 5s 6d to his father Henry Clayton. 

What a sad story and the waste of a life of a young man with the whole world ahead of him, who chose to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country and aged only 23, so if you visit St Andrew's church, take time out to have a look at his memorial window and reflect upon his short life. 

This article was first published on SalfordOnline on the 28th of February 2012, it is loving recreated here courtesy of renowned local old window specialist, Tony Flynn, with help from young Tom Rodgers on Video and the Ukulele. 

If you take a look inside you will see the breathtaking beauty of the stained glass windows made by arguably the finest exponents of their art in this country, plus a myriad of other local details relating to the history of the area, including a poignant reminder of a disaster which took place in 1883 which claimed the lives of 183 children. 

The parish church of Eccles was St Mary's but with the population of Eccles growing, the Rev Pitcairn organised local professionals and businessmen to set up a building fund under the honorary treasureship of Henry Boddington, Chairman of Boddington's Brewery, to raise money to build a new church designed by Herbert Tijou. 

They raised £5000, but when the church opened in 1879 just over £2000 remained owing on the cost of the building. St Andrew's was therefore built not only without a tower (eventually added in 1889) but also without the planned interior decoration. 

This caused one local journalist to describe the building as, "light, but a little too monotonous to be quite cheerful." 

Behind the altar are the East windows designed by Charles Eamer Kempe, arguably the finest stained glass window maker in England. His work can be seen in the cathedrals in York, Hereford, Chester and Gloucester, and here in Eccles are three outstanding examples. 

There are three East windows, and they depict scenes from Jesus' life. They were designed and made in 1886. 

Kempe's "signature", a shield depicting three wheat sheaves, can be seen at the bottom of the window on the north side of the altar. 

This window is in memory of Henry Boddington of Boddington's Brewery, honorary treasurer of the building fund which raised the money to build the church, and one of many local business and professional men to contribute generously to the building fund. The tops of the three windows contain some fine examples of heraldry. 

Underneath these windows is the reredos (wood carving), which depicts the Last Supper, and was erected to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1898. 

One curiosity of this carving is that it shows Judas Iscariot sat at the front of the table clutching his bag of silver as opposed to the Da Vinci painting where he is shown stood with the other disciples. 

The magnificent church organ was installed in 1883. It was rebuilt and enlarged after World War II as a memorial to those servicemen from the parish who died in the war. 

Mr Alan Cooper - who kindly showed me around the church - explained that his brother, who was a choirboy at the church, sadly died in the Battle of the Atlantic. A brass memorial to the men can now be seen fixed to the organ. 

On the North wall are several windows dedicated to men from the church and parish who fell in the Great War. One is dedicated to these men, the other is to an ex-choirboy Arthur Handley Clatyon, who was killed at the battle of Loos in 1915 aged just 23. 

This is an incredible window which on the left depicts young Arthur dead on the battlefield at Loos in full miltary outfit (complete with mud on his boots!) whilst the corresponding window to the right depicts Arthur handing his sword to God and receiving his crown of glory. 

Arthur's family who lived in Ellesmere Park and who attended the church paid for the window. 

The other war memorial window is for the men of the church and parish who fell in the Great War and depicts St Michael and St Gabriel, whilst in between these widows is large brass plaque which lists the names of each man from the parish who died in the war, some 151 names. 

High on the church walls are the angel 'corbels'. These stone statues between the windows on the north and side aisles of the church are of individual design and include an angel holding a medal, the Khedive's Star, in memory of a soldier who died in the 1881 Egyptian Campaign. There is also an angel holding a baby in memory of a baby boy, and an angel with a wreath of daisies on her head in memory of a baby girl called Margaret. Other angels hold a variety of musical instruments. 

The last of the angel corbels on this side of the church portrays an angel holding a dead child, who is in turn clutching a toy Noah's ark. This corbel was bought by the children of the Sunday school to commemorate 183 children who died in an accident in "The Victoria Hall Disaster" in a theatre in Sunderland in 1883. 

On the 6th June, 1883, at The Victoria Hall in Sunderland an afternoon matinee was held for local children. Panic broke out when several children were awarded free prizes and a rush for the stage took place. The only emergency exit door was faulty, and 183 children aged between 3-14 were tragically trampled to death or suffocated in the crush. 

Finally we come to the West windows, designed by the company of Shrigley and Hunter of Preston, again amonst the finest stained glass manufacturers in Britain. 

These window was installed in 1916 in the middle of World War I. It shows eight Christian soldiers: St Martin, St Alban, Longinus, St Oswald, St Edwin, Constantine, St George, and St Edmund. This window also has some interesting examples of heraldry in its top section. 

I was totally fascinated by my tour of this church which holds some truly hidden gems and is on our door step yet almost ignored by the general public, I would urge you to call in this church and marvel at the beauty inside. 

The church has a cafe each Friday morning from 10.00am - 12.00 noon and 12.45 -230pm so please try and call in. 

In the next episode of St Andrew's church we will take a journey up the bell tower and look out over Eccles whilst discovering even more hidden gems.

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline on the 27th of February 2012, it is lovingly republished here courtesy of local Gargoyle and friend to hedgehogs, Tony Flynn. Thanks to young Tom Rodgers and Callum Doolan for the Video. Photo by Bill Boden.

Continuing on his trek back to the 60's, intrepid historical time traveler, Tony Flynn, takes us from Windsor Bridge to Broad Street, this time with the magic of technicolor courtesy of the Lamb Family. Travel back to a time when traffic was relatively light and Salford's tower blocks were newly built.

This video originally appeared on SalfordOnline, it is reproduced here with the blessing of Tony 'Darkened by Salford Smog' Flynn.

With many thanks to the Lamb family for the footage.

Starting at the junction of Chapel and Broad Street the video moves along looking at the wealth of shops which used to adorn this busy shopping area. A place where you could get your shoes fixed at Timpson's, pick up some Tripe from the local United Cattle Products Tripe shop.

This video was first shown on SalfordOnline, it is lovingly reproduced here with the blessing of Tony 'Any Old Tripe' Flynn.

Salford's very own historical time lord Tony Flynn, takes us back in time to Cross Lane in the Sixties. A time when headscarves were all the rage, cross lane could fit 6 rows of cars on it and the unforgettable smell of Westlers hot dogs and burgers drifted around the market.

This article first appeared on SalfordOnline as part of its Salford in the Sixties series of video articles. It is lovingly reposted here with the permission of Hot Dog salesmen of the year 1967, Tony Flynn.

The video was made in collaboration with the BBC's training course and a community project in Salford; the Social Media Centre, which is based at the Salford Innovation Forum on Fredericks Road.

The vision and design for the Quays altered over the years, we never did get those floating domes or luxury yachts floating upon its tranquil waters. But a youthful looking (then Council Leader) John Merry explains the proposals for the site, its funding and its benefits to Salford.

We also get a fantastic reminder of how the site previously looked before the builders moved in.

So how did the vision play out? Has it lived up to expectations? What do you think?

Was the future bright for the BBC, Salford and the North West? Back to the studio....

The church was fully packed with parishioners of all ages who had come to the last mass to be conducted in the church. 

All Souls church started life, not where it is now, but on Bute Street (now Kintyre Avenue), Weaste. 

In its last years, the original church became an extension of the school, housing the last year's pupils, before they migrated to secondary school. The church was unused for a few years then became a factory, making men's shirts, after which, in the early 1970s it was demolished. 

The Bishop of Salford, Bishop Terence Brain, gave the service along with eight other priests including Father Shaun Braiden the current parish priest. 

He gave a moving speech to the congregation and explained that the decision to close the church had not come easy and that since 2003 the church had been under threat of closure. 

Add to this a dwindling congregation, structural damage which the diocese could not afford to repair and the difficulty that Father Shaun had in dividing his time and energies between two parishes, the other being St James on Salford precinct. 

On a brighter note the Bishop asked the congregation not to be too upset, he agreed that there was a great sadness when a church had to close, however you still have memories of that church and that you have to move on and no matter whatever church you attend God is always with you. 

Then helped by a priest, the Bishop gave communion and blessings to over two hundred parishioners. 

Hymns were sung throughout the service by the congregation which added to the emotional atmosphere in this beautiful church. 

After the service had ended, parishioners, many of whom were in tears, were seen lighting candles for loved ones at the statues of saints in the church. 

The church was founded in 1892. The parish is now combined with Mother of God and St James, Pendleton, and renamed St James with All Souls. Lady Annette de Trafford laid the foundation stone of a new school here in 1889. This was during the Rectorship of Dean Saffenreuter, at St. James's, Pendleton. A separate parish was formed in 1896, and Canon McDermott Roe was the first Rector, but was soon followed by Fr. Salvatore Carruccio, who stayed until his death in 1903, and is buried in Weaste Cemetery. 

Fr. Henry Mom came here from Colne and worked in this district for ten years until ill-health caused him to retire. He died in 1927. A new church was opened in 1934, by Bishop Henshaw. The consecration took place in 1946, by Bishop Marshall. 

This article was first published on SalfordOnline on the 5th November 2010, it is lovingly republished here courtesy of Man of the loin cloth, Mr Tony Flynn, Edited by Mike Heap.