My town is (in)famous for....

[MarkF]

Serial Killers, Black Panther, Yorkshire Ripper, Crossbow Cannibal................

 

[Dave 123]

None of you will beat this......



The following people are natives of Ellesmere Port, or have lived there for a period of time.

• Comedian Russ Abbot grew up in the town's Wolverham district.
• Lillian Beckwith, author, grew up in Ellesmere Port the daughter of a grocer as chronicled in her book About My Father's Business.
• Sam Chedgzoy, footballer who played for Everton between 1910-1926.
• Rita Cullis, operatic soprano, was born in Ellesmere Port.[10]
• Stan Cullis, former Wolverhampton Wanderers player and manager was born in Ellesmere Port on 25 October 1916. Like his friend Joe Mercer he played football for Cambridge Road School and Ellesmere Port Boys.
• Anastasia Dobromyslova, former Women's World Professional Darts Champion lives in the town.
• Dave Hickson, footballer who played for Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers. Born in Ellesmere Port in 1929. He worked for Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council before returning to Everton, where he works as an ambassador for the club.
• Beverley Hughes, Labour MP and former government minister, born and educated in the town and still has family connections
• Stove King, bass player with Chester band Mansun, born and grew up here
• Hardeep Singh Kohli, TV presenter and personality lived briefly in the Little Sutton area.
• Lee Latchford Evans from pop group Steps grew up here.
• Joe Mercer, England football international and manager was born in Ellesmere Port on 9 August 1914. He played football for Cambridge Road School and was selected to play for Ellesmere Port Boys against Chester Boys in January 1929. Mercer led Manchester City to the 1968 First Division championship, and went on to win the FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970) and European Cup Winners' Cup (1970).
• John Prescott, The ex-Deputy Prime Minister attended the Grange Secondary Modern School in 1948.
• Ian Prowse, singer/songwriter formerly of Pele and Amsterdam
• Joshua Shaw, an Anglo-American artist and inventor
• Rob Jones, former footballer for Liverpool and England, grew up in the town.
• Graham Turner, current Shrewsbury Town and former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Hereford United manager
• Johannah Leedham, Team GB women's basketball captain for London 2012 is from Ellesmere Port.

 

[pauldavid]

As you are so proud of the contents of your list, would you mind awfully if we gave you John Prescott back?

The fat frog faced adulterous mouthpiece outstayed his welcome here many years ago!

 

[mjr]

Stephen Fry

He might support NCFC but he's West Norfolk, isn't he?

I'm surprised no one's yet mentioned Northampton's former mouth of hell.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

None of you will beat this......



The following people are natives of Ellesmere Port, or have lived there for a period of time.

• Comedian Russ Abbot grew up in the town's Wolverham district.
• Lillian Beckwith, author, grew up in Ellesmere Port the daughter of a grocer as chronicled in her book About My Father's Business.
• Sam Chedgzoy, footballer who played for Everton between 1910-1926.
• Rita Cullis, operatic soprano, was born in Ellesmere Port.[10]
• Stan Cullis, former Wolverhampton Wanderers player and manager was born in Ellesmere Port on 25 October 1916. Like his friend Joe Mercer he played football for Cambridge Road School and Ellesmere Port Boys.
• Anastasia Dobromyslova, former Women's World Professional Darts Champion lives in the town.
• Dave Hickson, footballer who played for Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers. Born in Ellesmere Port in 1929. He worked for Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council before returning to Everton, where he works as an ambassador for the club.
• Beverley Hughes, Labour MP and former government minister, born and educated in the town and still has family connections
• Stove King, bass player with Chester band Mansun, born and grew up here
• Hardeep Singh Kohli, TV presenter and personality lived briefly in the Little Sutton area.
• Lee Latchford Evans from pop group Steps grew up here.
• Joe Mercer, England football international and manager was born in Ellesmere Port on 9 August 1914. He played football for Cambridge Road School and was selected to play for Ellesmere Port Boys against Chester Boys in January 1929. Mercer led Manchester City to the 1968 First Division championship, and went on to win the FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970) and European Cup Winners' Cup (1970).
• John Prescott, The ex-Deputy Prime Minister attended the Grange Secondary Modern School in 1948.
• Ian Prowse, singer/songwriter formerly of Pele and Amsterdam
• Joshua Shaw, an Anglo-American artist and inventor
• Rob Jones, former footballer for Liverpool and England, grew up in the town.
• Graham Turner, current Shrewsbury Town and former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Hereford United manager
• Johannah Leedham, Team GB women's basketball captain for London 2012 is from Ellesmere Port.

Very nice, but by including John Prescott, you have just landed on 'Go to jail', so get to the back of the que!

 

[User169]

Numerous authors live here such as Francis Fyfeild, William Horwood, Mark Billingham and author and TV political correspondant Gavin Esler.

And the sadly neglected Simon Raven.

His publisher made him move to Deal to keep him out of trouble: he was offered a weekly wage along with his dentist, tailor and vintner fees (the latter "within reason"), plus dinner nightly, if he would leave London, live in digs by the seaside, and write.

 

[Bodhbh]

Couple of other Northampton claims to fame: Errol Flynn cut his teeth acting at the Royal Theatre...the bus station.

From Grimsby here - pretty much fish and frozen food. Living in Salisbury atm, that seems to be Ted Heath right now

 

[Trickedem]

Building HMS Victory
The Desk of the US President (The Resolute Desk)
Charles Dickens
Will Adams (the first Westerner to visit Japan)
The birthplace of Kelly Brook
The birthplace of the Chav

 

[Venod]

 

[Hill Wimp]

And the sadly neglected Simon Raven.

His publisher made him move to Deal to keep him out of trouble: he was offered a weekly wage along with his dentist, tailor and vintner fees (the latter "within reason"), plus dinner nightly, if he would leave London, live in digs by the seaside, and write.

Very bizzarely i found one his books on the train on Tuesday which looked very new and which is now sitting on my pile of books to read. I have never read any of his books and this one "Shadows on the Grass " is about cricket of which my own knowledge could be written on a postage stamp. However i have promised a friend to go and watch the local team play at the club at the bottom of my road this weekend so perhaps i will take the book in the vain hope i main learn something about the game.

 

[Hill Wimp]

And the sadly neglected Simon Raven.

His publisher made him move to Deal to keep him out of trouble: he was offered a weekly wage along with his dentist, tailor and vintner fees (the latter "within reason"), plus dinner nightly, if he would leave London, live in digs by the seaside, and write.

Very bizzarely i found one his books on the train on Tuesday which looked very new and which is now sitting on my pile of books to read. I have never read any of his books and this one "Shadows on the Grass " is about cricket of which my own knowledge could be written on a postage stamp. However i have promised a friend to go and watch the local team play at the club at the bottom of my road this weekend so perhaps i will take the book in the vain hope i main learn something about the game.

 

[nickyboy]

You live near Mick Hucknell?

Funny enough he was born about 5 miles down the road in my wife's home town of Denton. Must be something in the water, we all look like that around here

 

[DaveReading]

We're famous for being the largest town in Britain.

 

[nickyboy]

My home town is famous for this, filmed on its platform

 

[threebikesmcginty]

If it's where you were born; Lea & Perrins and Edward Elgar, if it's where you grew up, nothing really of note apart from the mental asylum.