edward potts renowned architect born on 2 march 1839 in bury. moved oldham , designed many of town s mills , ranked p. s. stott greatest mill architect of victorian lancashire. moved eccles in 1891 , responsible design of town s library. liberal member of borough council 1902 1905, first chairman of town s library committee (1904), , justice of peace in 1906. inaugurated popular saturday-night concerts during winter months and, keen reduce incidence of infant mortality, gave sovereign mother of every child reached age of one. died on 15 april 1909 , buried @ chadderton cemetery.
the hymn-writer william cooke born in eccles in 1821.
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