Thursday 22 January 2015

Salford Regent Road






Eggleston's 




Kelly's Directory of the Watch and Clock Trades for 1880 shows that Eggleston's was located at 446 Regent Road. Although the directory lists John Eggleston, it is Joseph Eggleston.  Kelly's Directory for 1933 shows that the firm had passed to Joseph William Eggleston, the son of Joseph.  The firm was described as a WATCHMAKERS,  JEWELLERS & SILVERSMITH .  In 1936, William Shore was employed there as a salesman.






Anthony Howard Wilson (1950-2007)

He is buried at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Manchester

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry
Guardian Obituary  BBC Obituary


Regent Road looking toward Stowell Memorial Church



Places on Regent Road



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