Little known, but totally useless local facts.

[chaileyjem]

That suggests that Lord Monk Bretton's old home, Shelley's Folly, is in Chailey. He always thought he lived in Cooksbridge. I think he now lives in Switzerland.

Its rather a crude map. Although to be fair i'm never quite sure where Chailey starts and ends. It doesn't spread out much though, which i suppose is the point.
Any view on the Plumpton/Trumpton "facts" Lord B ?

 

[Eeyore]

Brighton Station was originally touted for 16 different locations. One foremost suggestion had it built next to Brighton Pavilion.

 

[Eeyore]

i had an old boy on the train yesterday telling me that there is a plaque on stamner church that commemorates the vicar of stamner witnessing the execution of oliver cromwell in 1066.

Interesting plaque that would be, as Cromwell wasn't executed, although, allegedly, his body was exhumed and put on hideous display 600 years after that date, having only died, I think, in the 1650s !

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

A horse that lives for a year is a yearling. Does that mean that a horse that lives for a week is a weakling?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

There is a tunnel that connects St Nicholas church, Portslade, with Shoreham harbour, where there is a large underground missile site, ready for when the balloon goes up.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Unrelated to other size posts, twitten is a Sussex word often used to describe small passageways

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Its rather a crude map. Although to be fair i'm never quite sure where Chailey starts and ends. It doesn't spread out much though, which i suppose is the point.
Any view on the Plumpton/Trumpton "facts" Lord B ?

I've always believed them, pretty much as you've set them out, but I've never come across a local who can tell tales about real people the characters might be based on.

Raymond Briggs has his characters much more firmly located in the area of Underhill Lane.

One thing that might be worth watching out for is the new TV series of Danger Mouse. The chief writer lives in Lewes. Who knows where this might take Penfold and chums?

 

[Dick Head]

It's 'Rockery', not 'Rookery'.

 

[The Spanish]

Interesting plaque that would be, as Cromwell wasn't executed, although, allegedly, his body was exhumed and put on hideous display 600 years after that date, having only died, I think, in the 1650s !

I know the bloke had some belters, but this was the stand out bonkers statement.

 

[Eeyore]

I know the bloke had some belters, but this was the stand out bonkers statement.

Another interesting fact is my over use of commas in that post. Seven in the same sentence.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Interesting plaque that would be, as Cromwell wasn't executed, although, allegedly, his body was exhumed and put on hideous display 600 years after that date, having only died, I think, in the 1650s !

Didn't Charles 2nd have him exhumed and then have his body hung, drawn and quartered on the banks of the Thames?

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

If you live in BN1 9GF and buy tickets for the postcode lottery, you have won £1,000.00 per ticket in todays draw. Useless fact because, does anyone actually do the postcode lottery (apart from the actors on TV)?

 

[Eeyore]

Didn't Charles 2nd have him exhumed and then have his body hung, drawn and quartered on the banks of the Thames?

It was believed to be at Tyburn. Although there are some doubts as to whether it was actually Cromwell's body.

 

[mrhairy]

Errol Flynn's Mum got run over by a bubble car outside the Downs Hotel in Woodingdean
Bette Davis lived in Tudor Close Rottingdean for three months
Carry Grant possibly haunts the Club in Rottingdean

 

[Arthritic Toe]

I've always believed them, pretty much as you've set them out, but I've never come across a local who can tell tales about real people the characters might be based on.

Well I grew up in Plumpton in the 60's / 70s. I swear I remember the woman with all the small dogs. We always used to joke that she looked just like the character in Trumpton. This was before anyone had a clue that is was rumored to be actually based on Plumpton.

 

[Binney on acid]

Lesley Manville used to be in the year below me at secondary school. Unlike her, I never turned out to be a top actress.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Errol Flynn's Mum got run over by a bubble car outside the Downs Hotel in Woodingdean

I read it was further down on the Falmer road outside what is now the petrol station and not up on the Warren road.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Errol Flynn's Mum got run over by a bubble car outside the Downs Hotel in Woodingdean
Bette Davis lived in Tudor Close Rottingdean for three months
Carry Grant possibly haunts the Club in Rottingdean

The guy in Hove that had the Sussex franchise for light blue Disabilty 3 wheeler cars, had a car crash & thereafter had to drive one of his own special cars

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

George Thomas Humphreys a cobbler who played for Sussex at cricket (he died unexpectedly of a blood clot in 1894) beat Emanuel Lasker the World chess champion in Brighton.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1379950

 

[Javeaseagull]

I grew up in Seaford and there was always talk of a smugglers tunnel from Cuckmere Haven to Alfriston. Some said it went to the Smugglers Arms, (bit obvious) others said it came out at the church. Parsons were partial to a bit of duty free communion wine, I believe.