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Local Hero

I've recently moved from London to a small town in the East Midlands and to my surprise I found a statue of one of the greatest Cricketers England have ever produced .....Larwood was a star of the infamous bodyline series about 80 years ago and was born a 100 yards from where I now live.....

Just wondered who was your Local Hero ??????????????????

posted on 22/8/12

squid,

Great stuff. We all need our claim to fame, somehow! Where you from those parts?

Lets not forget Spring Heeled Jack who popped up everywhere. He apparently was sighted on top of St Francis Xaviers Church at the end of Salisbury St where Charlie Chaplin lived, only a decade earlier. Like I say, small world.

posted on 22/8/12

Interesting story that Squid, Fawlty Towers that is, not Helen Chamberlaine. Fawlty Towers was based on the Hotel Gleneagles which is in Torquay, but there's a lot of disappointment from tourists when they discover that it wasn't actually filmed in Torquay, the hotel used was actually somewhere in Buckighamshire.

For the record though, my dad used to be a delivery driver and the Gleneagles was on his route, and apparently John Cleese does a perfect impression of the bloke who used to own the place.

posted on 22/8/12

Wasnt Spring Heeled Jack something to do with Jack the Ripper

Born in North London then moved Eastward and finally moved up to the East Midlands

posted on 22/8/12

Didnt he stay there once and was so amazed by the place and the owner he had to write it

posted on 22/8/12

I've got the dubious honour of having David Platt as a local boy made good. More of an anti-hero to us City fans, though.

Although I can count Kate and Karen Elson as well

posted on 22/8/12

Ah right.

No Spring Heeled Jack was the great urban myth of Victorian Britain. A phantom like creature that used to leap around peoples houses and buildings at night.

Charlie Chaplin just missed him sadly.

posted on 22/8/12

Ah course it was , I think it featured on the Primeval TV show ....

posted on 22/8/12

Well in Crawley, we had Alan Minter, who's restaurant I use to take ladies to on dates, and the superman that is Daley Thompson.... Won't mentioned the footballer that missed a penalty for England........ and anyone from around that area will know who I mean! He has the same name as one of the areas. GS.

posted on 22/8/12

Mogster

I remember Alan Minter , people laughed when some yank thought he'd beat him

Unfortunately that Yank was Marvin Hagler

hmm End of Minter

posted on 22/8/12

Yeah Squid, did sort of put a stop to Alan's fighting career. I watched the fight on TV, and "Marvellous" Marvin was a beast, and a very good boxer.

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