Eccles, Library Gardens c.1955
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Photo of Eccles, Library Gardens c.1955

Memories of Eccles, Library Gardens c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Eccles, Library Gardens c.1955

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I was an Apprentice Gardener at Eccles Borough Council and started 22nd August 1966 at Library Gardens with the Gardener there Tommy Cambell. I was only 16 years old and I loved working there. Tommy was a great character and taught me the basics of gardening that I still remember today. Nowdays I help teach Apprentice Gardeners and am grateful for my Apprenticeship at Eccles with John Connell as the Parks ...see more