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Posted by Editor on 9th February 2010 at 06:16 PM
Local History: Eccles blue plaques Part 2 of 4
by Tony Flynn and Emma Davis

In this series we look at:

- Eccles's oldest public house, The Cross Keys dating back to 1692;

- Eccles Town Hall, the site of the old Eccles cockpit;

- The Star Inn on Barton Lane, the site of the Eccles turnpike road;

- St Mary's Churchyard;

- The site of Silk Street at the new bus station in Eccles Town Centre. This gives us one of the only reminders of the silk industry that once thrived in Eccles, with Ainsworth's Mill and Bentcliffe Silk Mill and Dye works.



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WATCH: Part 1 click here
WATCH: Part 3 click here
WATCH: Part 4 click here
Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by f  14th March 2011
it is a very good place is eecles

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  9th February 2010
thought the oddfellows formely known as the cross daggers was the oldest

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  9th February 2010
Interesting to hear that Eccles had a thriving silk industry, I look forward to the rest of this series, really good work.

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