Salford's Famous Men
Business and Commerce
Greg
Beswick
..... opened Britain's FIRST sandwich drive through when he opened on
Trafford Road, Salford in 2005
James Birch ..... in 1796 he made the
FIRST Eccles cakes at his shop in Church Street, Eccles
George Bradshaw
..... born 1801 died 1853 ..... born
at Windsor Bridge, Pendleton, he became famous for his railway guides. After
completing a course as an apprentice to the well known engraver Beale he
tried to establish an engraving business in Belfast in 1820 but returned to
Manchester the following year and set himself up in business in Market Place
where he began to specialise in engraving maps, the first one being of
Lancashire. In 1835 he published a map of the railways of Great
Britain and soon afterwards produced the first of the "Bradshaw's Railway TimeTables"
which sold for 6d. A year later its name was changed to "Bradshaw's Railway
Companion" and sold for 1s. Despite opposition from the railway companies,
Bradshaw's Monthly Guide appeared in December 1841 and was immensely
successful. He died of cholera in Norway
Joe Dawson .....
Salford inventor who was responsible for the revolutionary new fire detector
- smoke alarm
Selwyn Demmy ..... millionaire bookmaker,
his business is based in Salford but he also runs an animal sanctuary in
Wilmslow, Cheshire
Fred and Peter Done ..... bookmakers who
were raised in Ordsall and now have an estimated fortune of £100 million. Their
first Betfred shop was opened in Pendleton on September 15th 1967
W Hankinson ..... in 1926 he was the
first coach operator to run a regular Sunday service from Manchester to London
and in 1958 became the first operator to test a 41-seater luxury coach along the
country's first motorway - the Preston By-pass
Robert Worrall
Mayo
..... born at Lower Bentcliffe and baptised at Eccles Parish Church where
his sons erected a beautiful window to his memory in 1929. The Mayo family
played a considerable part in the industrial development of South Salford in
association with their relatives, the Worralls - I
have received an e-mail which says that this person might actually be
William Worrall Mayo who was baptised at Eccles Parish Church on 24th
October 1819, emigrated to the USA in 1846 and founded the Mayo Clinic
medical foundation with his two sons. There is a web site -
www.mayoclinic.org/about/history.html.
Mark Philips
..... born
1800 died 1873 .....
born at "The Park", Broughton he went into the
commercial world of Manchester as chairman of the New Quay Company. In 1832
he was one of the first two members of parliament elected under the Reform
Act, which gave Manchester director representation to parliament for the
first time since Worsley had represented in in the Commonwealth period. He
represented the city from 1832 to 1847 and during this time was closely
connected with the Anti-corn Law League. He was also a strong advocate of
popular education and supported the free public library proposal. He was a
very generous man and gave £1000 towards the provision of open spaces in the
city. There is a statue of him in the Town Hall
Anthony Preston ..... millionaire owner
of Pets At Home retail business he used to live in Ellesmere Park, Eccles. He
was educated at Manchester Grammar School and then Oxford University where he
studied modern languages before joining the family cash and carry hardware
business
Jim Ramsbottom
..... millionaire
businessman, bookmaker and owner of Castlefield's Dukes 92 and the Mark Addy
Public Houses in Manchester
Peter Roe ..... died 2004 ..... founder
of Creamline Dairies in 1946 after demob from the RAF. He was also a green belt
campaigner and in 2003(?) launched a fight to stop plans for a new racecourse in
Worsley
James Thompson
..... born 1854 died 1904. He was born in Ordsall
Lane and was responsible for creating open-air baths in the poor districts and
worked hard for the formation of a produce market for Salford. The lighting of
vehicles and the general sanitation of the borough were also aided by his
actions. As well as taking an interest in the provision of lighter clothing for
local police in the summer months he also struggled for the provision of a horse
ambulance at the Docks in case of accident
David Zolkwer
..... Salford-born director of Jack Morton
worldwide, the FIRST foreign company to produce the opening and closing
ceremonies for the host country of the Olympic Games when chosen by Greece in
2004. David Zolkwer was also artistic director at Manchester's Commonwealth
Games in 2002