Harold Riley - a child and man of Salford who dedicated his life's work to the city
A child of Salford was laid to rest today. One who spent his life fulfilling a mission to create a visual archive of his changing city.
Cannon Cooke said that despsite his career leading to Harold mingling with the famous - including world leaders, sporting legends - "he never lost touch with his roots". It was while a student in Florence, Italy that he had seen the stations of the cross and decided one day he would create that in his own church.
She added: "My dad loved to laugh. The kind of mirth that left your sides aching...he had a wicked sense of humour. He was kind, humble, and friendly. My father loved life." Others attending the full requiem mass were the City Mayor, Paul Dennett, ceremonial mayor, Ann-Marie Humphreys; and representatives from The Lowry art centre, and Salford Museum and Art Gallery, United and Wales star, Ryan Giggs; and Salford lad, bookmaker, Fred Done.
The funeral courtege was driven down Liverpool Street past where Kara Street once stood - his first home in Seedley, and Lancaster Road, where he his first studio, and The Crescent past Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and his archives in Fire Station Square as well as stopping outside council headquarters at Swinton Civic Centre. As a young man Harold turned down the chace to teach art in Cheltenham and instead took a part time teaching post in Salford, where he continued to live.
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