Salford's Famous Men
Hero's and Achievers
Mark Addy
..... Salford's
hero who died on 9th June 1890. He was born in 1838 on the banks of the
Irwell and became a superb oarsman who rescued no fewer than 55 people from
the same river. He devised life-saving methods, was awarded gold and silver
medals and the rare Albert Medal. The Mark Addy Swimming Trophy and the Mark
Addy Bridge are two of the memorials to his name
John
Amatt and Jeff Heath
..... in 1965 they were part of the British mountaineering team which
scaled the wall of the Giant on Mount Trolveggen, Norway, in a climb
unequalled in mountaineering in Europe
Phil
Austin
..... an achiever who built Salford's FIRST inland lighthouse. The
40' tall building is on the banks of the Bridgewater Canal in Monton and
took Phil nearly four years and £20,000 to complete
Phil's poem ..... A Perfect Place .....
There's a plot of land that lies just by the side of Parrin Lane
between the rust-red cut and Monton Green
Ringed by walls, all left to fate, with a tired, neglected gate,
it's probably the saddest place you've seen.
But don't be fooled, don't be misled, things aren't always as they seem
between the rust-red cut and Monton Green
Care's long shadow never falls on this world within these walls,
a world few people's eyes have really seen.
There's enchantment in the whisper of the wind among the trees
between the rust-red cut and Monton Green
Things have hardly felt man's hand, things are mostly as God planned,
they're more or less the way they've always been.
But there's something going on now, there's going to be a change
between the rust-red cut and Monton Green
Though unlikely it may seem, a dreamer has a scheme
to add to nature's beauty with his dream.
He's going to build a focal point, a sight for all to see
between the rust-red cut and Monton Green
With a sympathetic face, to enhance this perfect place,
and help the world to see what he has seen.
There's a message in this story, if you seek what can't be seen
and aren't afraid to change what's always been
You can find your perfect place, if you look beyond its face
and realise you're not too old to dream
Albert
Bissett
..... from Liverpool Street, Salford, in 1909 he was presented with the
Royal Humane Society's Certificate for gallantry for saving a little boy
from drowning in the Peak Forest Canal
Humphrey Booth ..... born c1580, he was
founder of the famous Booth charities which still provides for the elderly
people of Salford
Lt
Col Dick Crawshaw
..... on April 21st 1972 he became a world record holder when he walked
255.84 miles non-stop and raised £3000 for the NSPCC
Herbert
Davies - Lance Corporal
..... a Salford soldier in the Royal Norfolk Regiment he became the first
British soldier to receive a decoration for bravery in WW2 when he was
awarded the Military Medal on 12th January 1940 for conspicuous bravery in
France
Bill Dean ..... survivor of the notorious
camp that gave birth to the film The Great Escape. He grew up in Cadishead
and joined the RAF in 1940. He was part of Bomber Command and in January
1944 was shot down over Berlin. He was taken prisoner and eventually ended
up in Stalag Luft 111 where he helped to forge the passports needed by the
escapees. He was not one of the 200 selected to escape but still
recalls the night it happened. After being moved to a camp at Luckenwalde he
eventually escaped and went back to serving in the RAF working in a
maintenance unit in Nottingham
Peter Egan .....
born in what was called Duckfield near Oldfield Road he went to St John's
and Mount Carmel Schools and was a member of the Band of Hope. He is now an
American citizen having lived there for the past 28 years and has formed the
British Isles Relief Association of Bay Ridge. He is the president and
meetings are held at the Parkway Assembly Hall, Brooklyn, New Jersey, which
is owned by a Mr Lythgoe ( who is also a Salfordian)
George
William Fearnley
..... died in 1904 he was responsible for saving the lives of 22 people
from drowning locally and abroad when working in Australia
Oliver Heywood
.....
in 1888 he was made the first Honorary Freeman of Manchester and at the
ceremony a long list of his achievements were read out which included the
names of 30 charities and institutions of which he was currently president
or treasurer or in which he held some interest. He died on 17th March 1892
Geoff Hince - PC
..... FIRST ever officer from GMP to win the honour of a Police Federation
Bravery award in recognition of his bravery when he tackled two armed
raiders at a post office in Salford in 2007. He already has the Queen's
Commendation for Bravery, the John Egerton Award for Valour and the Chief
Constable's Commendation
George
Hindley
..... in 1885, at the age of 16, he was one of a band of men who descended
into Clifton Hall Colliery immediately after an explosion and later received
a presentation in recognition of his heroism
John
Howarth
..... in 2007 he was crowned the FIRST Spirit of Salford winner after more
than one hundred people voted for him to win the battle of the city's unsung
heroes. For his years of neighbourly goodwill even though he has
myelofibrosis, an incurable bone marrow disorder, John won £200 of Marks and
Spencer vouchers, £300 in mall vouchers (Lowry Outlet Mall) and a weekend
break for two to London
Gareth Hughes ..... in June 2005, at the
age of 16, he became the FIRST completely blind pupil to do all of his
secondary education in one of Salford's mainstream schools. He sat 9 GCSE's
and was offered a college place to study English, French and Music at the
Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford. Gareth is an impressive
touch typist and uses a laptop to answer exam questions which are set in
Braille
Alfred Jermy
.....
a member of the Salford Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance, in 1969 he
was appointed the National president of the movement, the FIRST Salford
member to hold the position for 60 years
Bill Jones .....
born 1923 died 2006 ..... raised in Broughton and later lived in Ormonde
Road, Lancaster Road. After suffering a heart attack in his early 40s he
left Hope Hospital and joined the NHS where he served for 40 years
eventually as chief officer responsible for family health and GP services in
Salford and then Manchester. He was chairman of Salford Magistrates for five
years and became a non-executive director of South Manchester University
Hospital Trust and chairman of the consultants' appointments committee.
He oversaw the building of health centres across Manchester and piloted
cervical cytology call and recall services. In 1984 he was awarded the OBE
for excellence of work in the NHS and in 1989 an Honorary Masters Degree in
Arts by Salford University. In 2001 he received the Mayor's Citizen Award in
recognition of his services to the city and a year later, the rarely given,
Salford Civic Medal, which was also awarded to Nelson Mandela. He was also
instrumental in securing funding towards the construction of the Humphrey
Booth Building at Hope Hospital which opened in 2001
Charlie Laing
..... a freelance
cameraman from Eccles, he was in a crew of five who became the FIRST sailors
to cross the North Atlantic in an open inflatable boat in August 2003. Led
by former SAS soldier Bear Grylls, the team set off from Halifax Novia
Scotia, Canada and finally landed safely at John O'Groats in England
Graham Lees
.....
National Organiser of CAMRA, born in Salford
Thomas Lloyd ..... in 1994 when he was
born at Hope Hospital he was the FIRST baby in Salford to leave hospital
with a home oxygen supply. He was very ill for months with major
breathing difficulties but has fought back to become a promising young
actor. Aged 13 years he now lives in Prestwich and in 2007 performed
in a production of Robin, Prince of Sherwood at the Abraham Moss Theatre,
Crumpsall
Joseph Malone ..... Eccles-born hero who
was the FIRST man from the Manchester area ever to wear the medal " For
Valour". He was born on January 11th 1833 and at the age of eighteen
joined the illustrious British cavalry, enlisting in the 13th Light Dragoons
at Cross Lane Barracks in Salford. He took part in the famous Charge of the
Light Brigade at Balaclava and it was for his bravery in helping to rescue a
wounded Lancer officer that he was recommended for the VC. He received this
on November 21st 1857 from Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. He also
received the Crimea Medal with four clasps and the Turkish Medal. He died of
bronchitis in South Africa on June 28th 1883
William Mariner
..... known as William Wignall, he was awarded the VC for bravery
near Cambrin on the 22nd May 1915. after being presented with his medal he
returned home to Broughton and was given a civic reception at the Town Hall.
He was also presented with an illuminated address and an inscribed gold
watch and chain. The following year he was killed in action
Albert
Meagher
..... holder of the DFC and bar and the DFM, he lived in Vere Street and
went first to Seedley Council School and then Salford Grammar. He was
captain of the 11-man team which flew the British wonder airliner, the
Bristol Britannia to New York in 1957 and proved the turbo-prop liner to be
two years ahead of any other plane of its kind
Albert Emile Reno
..... born 28th December 1861 and educated at Broughton
College he went to live in South Africa where he served in the Cape civil
service. In 1898 he founded the Pretoria News
Walter Southern ..... died 25th January
1962, he was the founder of the Adelphi Lads Club in 1888. Other areas soon
followed suit and similar clubs for young boys were formed
Ric Waring ..... Salford fireman who led
a team of divers in September 2007 in the FIRST successful dive in the world
on the Carpathia, which was the nearest ship to the Titanic when it sank in
1912. The Carpathia was sunk in 1918 when hit by three German torpedoes
Dave
Waterson ..... M.B.E. died 2004 .....
known as "Warty" to the thousands of lads he helped mould into good citizens
at Salford Lads Club. He ran PE classes, had his own weightlifting club and
FIRST introduced circuit training, a new type of training for footballers
into the club in the 1950s
Don Whillans
..... one
of the world's leading mountaineers. In 1957 he was in a party of six which
was led by a Salford engineer, Joseph Walmsley, in an attempt to reach the
peak of Mount Masharbrum in the Himalayas. Sadly the attempt was abandoned
after the death of one of the party at Camp 6. However the team had climbed
to the highest point ever reached by man - 460' from the summit. On
September 1st 1961 he
was part of the British team which was the first in the world to conquer the Freney Ridge on Mont Blanc
Charles Wood ..... from Pendleton and
now a constable in the Mounted Police in Canada, in 1908 he was involved in
an act of bravery when he helped passengers to safety from a steamer which
had caught fire. He then went back on board to bring out a keg of gunpowder
thereby saving many lives. At this time it was not realised by others that
gunpowder was on board