About Tony Bracegirdle
Lived 1942 – 2026 (aged 83–84). Tony Bracegirdle was a British horticulturist and rose breeder.
Anthony James Bracegirdle (April 1942 – 29 December 2025) was a British rose breeder and horticulturist.
Life and career Bracegirdle was born in Bury, Greater Manchester in April 1942, the son of James Bracegirdle, a joiner, and Edith Sanderson, a cotton mill worker. He began breeding roses in 1974, and his floribunda rose won the Torridge Award in the category Best Amateur Rose in 1983.
In 1996, Bracegirdle won the Royal National Rose Society Open Championships.
Personal life and death In 1964, Bracegirdle married Alice Barlow. Their marriage lasted until her death in 2024.
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British rose breeder and horticulturist (1942–2026)
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Tony Bracegirdle was born in 1942 in Bury.
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Tony Bracegirdle died in 2026.
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Tony Bracegirdle was a horticulturist and rose breeder.
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