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Strange Bloke on Roundabout
- Thread starter The Antikythera Mechanism
- Start date
Good bounce! I remember him as Burlington Bertie as well, used to see him when we were down visiting my Nan in Worthing. I was very young at the time and recall being quite scared of him, from reading this thread it seems that I had no reason to be concerned.
basque seagull
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- Oct 21, 2012
- 361
My parents told me his name was Charlie too and thats how we always knew him as..
My Dad used to call him The Duke Of Shoreham, and we always used to wave at him.
Local legend
Another one, in Brighton this time, was Desmond. Tall black fellow, always off his head on alcohol - a gentle giant, and a regular around the Clock Tower area. He used to amble into Virgin Records quite regularly, and mumble to people with headphones on, sitting on the beanbags. RIP Desmond, and 'Horace'.
I forgot about this poster. Is he back under a new name?
SK1NT
Well-known member
Can we merge these two threads. Loved this guy as a kid...
https://www.northstandchat.com/show...ANYONE-remember-THIS-guy&highlight=burlington
https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?12161-Strange-Bloke-on-Roundabout
https://www.northstandchat.com/show...ANYONE-remember-THIS-guy&highlight=burlington
https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?12161-Strange-Bloke-on-Roundabout
I used to work the Bar at the Bridge pub in Shoreham and he used to do his roundabout stint then come in for a few halves of bitter, always very well spoken and definitely answered to the name of Horace even if it was not his true name. Overtly eccentric but harmless enough, always saluting drivers who gave him the beep, though wasn't so polite to those who jeered him. Remember talk at the time that he used to be a bit of a boxer, maybe just rumours. He also used to ride a vintage motor cycle at times as well as his pedal cycle.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
Thank you for posting that.
As I said in an earlier post, Horace was a good friend of Mrs LLF, and he was a truly unique character.
RIP Horace.
Taybha
Whalewhine
In the late 80s and early 90s there was a guy who was basically angry at everything, if you walked towards him he would shout at you and wave a platic bag at you, he was scruffy unkempt, wore a grey Mac whatever the weather and mainly walked along the seafront from the pier to the old dodgems at Peter pans .
A easy target for winding up and as I worked in the Concorde for a while saw him on a daily basis,struggling to fend off normality as we know it with a vengeance.
It was hard to strike up a conversation with him but later found out apparently he was suffering with PTSD and had been in the Falklands serving our country, which in those days upon return no doubt the country decided to forget about him .
I'm sure those of a certain age know who I'm talking about , I stopped seeing him around 1992 and have no idea what happened to him but in his own way he certainly was a character to remember .
A easy target for winding up and as I worked in the Concorde for a while saw him on a daily basis,struggling to fend off normality as we know it with a vengeance.
It was hard to strike up a conversation with him but later found out apparently he was suffering with PTSD and had been in the Falklands serving our country, which in those days upon return no doubt the country decided to forget about him .
I'm sure those of a certain age know who I'm talking about , I stopped seeing him around 1992 and have no idea what happened to him but in his own way he certainly was a character to remember .
B-right-on
Living the dream
There was an old bloke in the 90s who would walk along the double yellows on the road and wave at the bus drivers who would always wave back. Always had a smile on his face and often whistling. Forgot about him until I saw this. Cheerful chappie.
I’ve always wondered why he stands there.
Has he been dropped off or waiting for pick up?
Not as if its a great place to stop and pick him up.
May have to time our journeys slightly later.
albionalbino
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I remember him well, he had short grey hair and a strong jaw. He lived near me in Brunswick Square in the late 80's. Always said hello to me ( and every bus driver).
There was the "Have You Got 10p?" man, who would swiftly reduce the amount to a penny and operated around the Clock Tower and Dukes Street. I walked past them every day on my way to work.
I miss these characters.
thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 8,639
Good old Horace. Not sure that is Lancing though - looks more like Offington Roundabout to me which is where he was often found before heading down the Thomas A Becket crossroads.
Swimboy64
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- Oct 19, 2022
- 372
Sounds like Ted Arnold
DavePage
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blazer, straw boater, white gloves and a flower in his lapel