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Uno Hoo
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kango wrote: "my dad used to tell me stories about Charlie Peace. The facts, however, are macabre"Do tell Uno I love macabre!!!! What I meant was the facts in your link are macabre. My dad's tales about Charlie Peace were (I now know) largely fictional. I got the impression from him that Peace escaped on the train and was at large for a long time afterwards, and on one occasion actually took part in a manhunt for him, thereby deceiving the searching police by mingling with them. It is interesting that even in the late 1940s/early 1950s there was still a lot of public interest in him.
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Recent events in Northumberland have chilling echoes of the hunt for Leeds' Barry Prudom in the North Yorkshire countryside.ITV Yorkshire have an article on their website:http://www.itv.com/yorkshire/
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I WAS BORN IN LEEDS IN 1942,EDUCATED AT LEEDS TRAINING COLLEGE AND WENT ON TO WRITE MANY BOOKS ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG LIFE.LOOK ME UP ON GOOGLE!
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barrytebb wrote: I WAS BORN IN LEEDS IN 1942,EDUCATED AT LEEDS TRAINING COLLEGE AND WENT ON TO WRITE MANY BOOKS ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG LIFE.LOOK ME UP ON GOOGLE! Can you put up a link Barry?
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stutterdog wrote: barrytebb wrote: I WAS BORN IN LEEDS IN 1942,EDUCATED AT LEEDS TRAINING COLLEGE AND WENT ON TO WRITE MANY BOOKS ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG LIFE.LOOK ME UP ON GOOGLE! Can you put up a link Barry? Jeez, just read his wikipedia entry, and it's less than flattering to say the least ...
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Reg Park - bodybuilder and Hollywood actorSaw a fascinating pic of the shop he had in Wellington Road on Leodis run by his dad in the 1950'sThis is just across the road from the round engine shedThink he died last year - Arnold Schwarzenegger was a big fan.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Park    
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This one, Hippo?
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Pic of Reg - like myself he would be classified obese by today's measures! Si wrote: This one, Hippo? That's interesting - your pic is just next door to the pic I put up I wonder where he was born in Leeds?    I'm sure I read that he played for Leeds United Reserves for a spell - can anyone confirm?
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Leeds Hippo wrote: Si wrote: This one, Hippo? That's interesting - your pic is just next door to the pic I put up You're right. It is.My dad worked nearby in the 50s/60s and I'm sure he's mentioned Reg Park.I think 'Arry 'Awk used to live in one of the streets just behind there.    
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Leeds Hippo wrote: Pic of Reg - like myself he would be classified obese by today's measures! Si wrote: This one, Hippo? That's interesting - your pic is just next door to the pic I put up I wonder where he was born in Leeds?    I'm sure I read that he played for Leeds United Reserves for a spell - can anyone confirm? Reference to Leeds United herehttp://mondo-esoterica.net/links_pages/Reg%20Park.html
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