Little known, but totally useless local facts.

[Dave the OAP]

Admittedly this is a little known fact and totally useless but it is not local or about Sussex.

Interesting thread though.[emoji106]

The flat was in hove . Then Notting hill

 

[AZ Gull]

I would be interested to know where this fact was/is. Im a bit of an amatuer Ripperologist and I hadnt heard of this!

Post #50 on this thread.

You're welcome.

 

[Paskman]

The London Brighton and South Coast Railway started to build a line from the London - Brighton line at Lindfield to St Leonards, via Uckfield, Hailsham and Polegate. The line was to be called the Ouse Valley line, Parts of it can be seen - extra buttresses on a bridge on the London - Brighton line and an embarkement near the Uckfield bypass amongst them. It was started to block the South Eastern railway from running its own line to Brighton, as the South Eastern changed its plans, work on the new railway stopped.

 

[One Love]

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

However it was a blindfolded game with Lasker playing multiple tables at the same time.

 

[Binney on acid]

Very rare sighting. I once saw Liam Briductt create a goal at The Amex. It was scored by Mark Noble of West Ham.

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

However it was a blindfolded game with Lasker playing multiple tables at the same time.

True, although Lasker was WC for 27 years: players at that standard hardly need a board.