Eccles, The Library And War Memorial c.1955
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Here we see the town's monument to the memory of those from Eccles who gave their lives during two world wars. To the left is the public library, designed by Edward Potts and noted for its Venetian windows.
An extract from Greater Manchester Photographic Memories.
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War Memorials
A special selection of photographs from our Archive of the War Memorials that connect us with those who fought and perished in the conflicts that have shaped the world we live in today. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."- Laurence Binyon, For The Fallen
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