Joshua Bradley - Hyde, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 27.059 W 002° 04.780
30U E 561118 N 5922835
This blue plaque on the left hand side of the entrance to the town hall commemorates Joshua Bradley who donated the clock and bells when the town hall was built.
Waymark Code: WM10A7Q
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/31/2019
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"Hyde was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1881. Subsequently a town hall was commissioned from James William Beaumont, a prominent Manchester architect, who went on to win a competition for his design of the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester (q.v.). The foundation stone for Hyde Town Hall was laid on June 30 1883. The clock and bells of the tower were presented by Joshua Bradley, a local man who had risen from child factory worker to councillor"
TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
Joshua Bradley
1817 - 1898)
Born in Further Lane, Hattersley
and former resident of Mottram Road, Hyde
Donor of the Clock & Bells for
Hyde Town Hall in October 1884
and
former Hyde Councillor
'It's better to be nobly remembered
than nobly born'
Unveiled by Councillor
Joe Kitchen
on 8th April 1999