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| Mourners remember 'Mr Manchester' | Mourners remember 'Mr Manchester' |
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| Mourners have gathered for the funeral of Manchester broadcaster and music mogul Tony Wilson. | Mourners have gathered for the funeral of Manchester broadcaster and music mogul Tony Wilson. |
| Family and friends began arriving at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, known as the Hidden Gem, in Manchester city centre on Monday afternoon. | |
| Mourners attending the private service included figures from the world of music and television. | Mourners attending the private service included figures from the world of music and television. |
| A sizeable crowd of fans and members of the public also waited outside to pay their own respects. | A sizeable crowd of fans and members of the public also waited outside to pay their own respects. |
| Wilson, dubbed Mr Manchester, died of a suspected heart attack after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 57. | Wilson, dubbed Mr Manchester, died of a suspected heart attack after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 57. |
| Members of the public were asked to send flowers or make a donation to the Christie Hospital after his family requested that they be allowed to grieve privately. | |
| If you liked music and you liked Manchester you should be here Mourner | If you liked music and you liked Manchester you should be here Mourner |
| Nevertheless, many people stopped outside the church to pay their silent respects to the founder of Factory Records. | Nevertheless, many people stopped outside the church to pay their silent respects to the founder of Factory Records. |
| One woman told the BBC: "He was such a great guy and great ambassador for Manchester." | One woman told the BBC: "He was such a great guy and great ambassador for Manchester." |
| Asked why he was there, one man standing outside the church said he felt "almost duty-bound". | |
| "If you liked music and you liked Manchester you should be here. Or you have to be here, is my feeling on the subject," he said. | |
| Mourners arriving at the church included Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan, who worked with Tony Wilson at Granada Television. | Mourners arriving at the church included Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan, who worked with Tony Wilson at Granada Television. |
| Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, two members of first Factory signing Joy Division, and later incarnation, New Order, also attended along with Happy Mondays front man, Shaun Ryder. | |
| Mr Wilson founded the famous Hacienda nightclub and was one of five co-founders of Factory Records during the period in the 1980s dubbed "Madchester". | Mr Wilson founded the famous Hacienda nightclub and was one of five co-founders of Factory Records during the period in the 1980s dubbed "Madchester". |
| Born in Salford, he was also a reporter and presenter on Granada Reports and went on to present So It Goes - the music show that first aired punk bands in the UK. | Born in Salford, he was also a reporter and presenter on Granada Reports and went on to present So It Goes - the music show that first aired punk bands in the UK. |
| Talks are already under way for a public service to mark the life of Mr Wilson, as well as a permanent memorial in the city. | Talks are already under way for a public service to mark the life of Mr Wilson, as well as a permanent memorial in the city. |