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Posted by Editor on 29th November 2011 at 06:14 PM
Video: Unseen Salford History - Part 2
by Tony Flynn and Tom Rodgers

As we continue further into the unseen history of Salford Magistrates Court, we uncover more long-forgotten secrets lurking in the bowels of this iconic Salford building.

SalfordOnline has been granted exclusive and unprecedented access into the building now used as Salford Magistrates Court.

The building is due to close on 21st December as part of government cuts to courts across the country.

So watch here to find out where a fabulous new Town Hall was proposed - but never built, and to discover the mystery of the stone busts of two unknown Salford dignitaries from the 1800s.

We think the stone busts may represent: William Lockett who was the first mayor of Salford in 1844, Joseph Brotherton, the city's first MP, Edward Langworthy, Salford's second-ever MP, or Elkanah Armitage, a Salford mill owner.

If you can shed any light on any of this, please do contact us at newsdesk@salfordonline.com.



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Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by fish4 ( member )  22nd December 2011
Hi bungalighluv, cheers for that, will have a look on the forum ( not been on for a while!). Given busts were made of these 'dignitaries' then there may well be painted portraits also?, Salford art gallery/museum?, Manchester art gallery?.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by bungahigh ( member )  30th November 2011
Hi Liz/Fish, Joseph Brotherton was the first person to be buried at Weaste Cemetery. Joseph died on an omnibus, at 73 years of age.. I've got a picture of him, it does'nt look like the bust. I dont know how to put a picture on here, sooo I will put it on the Salford Forum... so you can have a look at him.....

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by fish4 ( member )  30th November 2011
Brilliant!, would love to mooch about down there. Re; Brotherton: If my memory serves me well, is he not buried in Weaste?, with a small profile portrait plaque on his headstone?, may be wrong!, if there is, it should be a fairly good likeness and perhaps a comparison?. cheers for this fantastic peek into the underworld of the courts, brilliant! love it!. fish4

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Joe Bradaun ( member )  30th November 2011
really interesting stuff once again! I was looking at the stone figures and the one on the right looks remarkably like Daniel Adamson ( one of many instrumental in the construction of the ship canal)

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