Does ANYONE remember THIS guy ?

[Barrel of Fun]

Watching him direct traffic round a roundabout was the highlight of my Goring trips to see the grandparents

 

[brighton rock]

He did take a lot of stick

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Yes, my Auntie pointed him out as he rode past on his bike while we were having a drink outside (as you had to with kids in tow in those days) at the Norfolk Bridge Hotel - she referred to him as "The Toff". Probably coming up for 50 years ago at a guess. Does that seem about right time-wise?

 

[Giraffe]

Total legend

 

[Norman Potting]

Remember him when I were a lad and going out in the car with my mum and dad on one of our rare forays west of Brighton for a day out - probably to go on the miniature railway at Brooklands. Saw him at least a couple of times, dressed up to the nines cycling along in a sedate manner and giving Royal waves to all he passed - 40+ years ago

 

[Cosmic Joker]

Often used to see him waving at traffic at the roundabouts at Teville Gate, Worthing in the early 90's when I used to walk to Worthing station to get the train to work.

 

[blue2]

Was talk of a statue being put up in his memory any one know what if anything came of this?

 

[robinsonsgrin]

As kids we always referred to him as Burlington Bertie when he was directing traffic at Offington Corner among other places.

thats what i used to know him as.. he frequented littlehampton too

 

[HovaGirl]

We used to see Horace whenever we travelled westwards. Isn't it amazing that so many remember this man!

Meanwhile, does anyone know anything about the disco-dancing pensioner on the seafront?

 

[spig100963]

The same time he was about there was a really tall black guy who used to play the mouth organ around Churchill sq. Another proper character.

Saw the walking man on Friday for the first time in ages.

 

[WATFORD zero]

The same time he was about there was a really tall black guy who used to play the mouth organ around Churchill sq. Another proper character.

Saw the walking man on Friday for the first time in ages.

Desmond was the black guy in Churchill Sq. The Walker seems to change his routes regularly as i see him all around the edge of town. Mad Major, Disco Dancing pensioner,

Pwopa characters

 

[gullshark]

We used to see Horace whenever we travelled westwards. Isn't it amazing that so many remember this man!

Meanwhile, does anyone know anything about the disco-dancing pensioner on the seafront?

Disco Pete!

Disco Pete, king of clubbing at 70 | Metro UK

 

[kevtherev]

Is it Vicente...I've forgotten what he looks like.

 

[8ace]

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Reminds me of BEACH Hut

 

[£1.99]

There's also this character i've seen around Brighton, dresses like someone from the early 1900's.
Had a chat with him seems a nice bloke he told me he works as a Milliner.

 

[Ernest]

Reminds me of BEACH Hut

He will get ANGRY with you

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Who else misses the King's Head? The last Watney's pub to serve Tamplin's Sussex Bitter direct from a barrel sitting on the bar. And the best shove ha'penny board in Sussex.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The same time he was about there was a really tall black guy who used to play the mouth organ around Churchill sq. Another proper character.

Saw the walking man on Friday for the first time in ages.

I think that that was probably Desmond. He used to smoke fat cigars by inserting them in one nostril.

 

[Kumquat]

I remember Horace cycling around Tarring when I was a kid.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Wasnt that the Palarse Chairman from 1965 ??