According to the excellent website "ecclesparishchurch" '...Some gravestones were saved, among them that of Robert Stephenson, son of the 19th century railway pioneer George Stephenson. George was Chief Engineer for the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, which opened in 1830, passing through Eccles. It was the first regular commercial passenger railway in the world and ushered in the Railway Age and the industrial development of Manchester. But the famous Stephenson's Rocket locomotive was actually built by Robert Stephenson. His gravestone can be seen outside the church, behind the East window'

It doesn't help with songs but it's interesting for a couple of ex sons of Eccles. I left in 1976 and I was the guest above but it seems you have to reset your cookie every time you post on this site recently