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06/03/1854

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The London Standard of this date carried a brief report of an action brought to the Northampton Civil Court by Mr Percival, the landlord of the Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough, against the defendant George Hammond Whalley, who 'at the last election was returned as member for that town, but was afterwards on petition unseated', to recover the amount of his bill for wine supplied at a dinner given to celebrate his return, and for the hire of post-horses and carriages during the election. The jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed, deducting a sum of seven guineas, charged for posting and horses.

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

Dogsthorpe , Kings School

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1964

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Andy Bell is known around the world as one half of the pop group Erasure. He was born in Peterborough on 25th April 1964 in Thorpe Hall. He lived in Dogsthorpe and attended both Dogsthorpe Infant and Junior Schools, where he was a choir boy. His name features in the registration book for Dogsthorpe Junior School, which is held in Peterborough Archives. He moved to Kings School for his secondary education.

In 1985 Bell met his Erasure partner Vince Clark and they had huge success as a pop duo. Together they sold millions of records around the world with hits which included 'Sometimes' and 'A Little respect'. He currently calls Miami home, but is still working and touring around the world.

His has given mixed feelings of his time in Peterborough, claiming that he felt 'secure and safe' whilst at Dogsthorpe Junior School, but also complaining that Peterborough was one of 'the most scary places on the planet'. He is known as a gay icon for openly embracing his sexuality and discussing topics important to the gay community.

References

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/claim-anger-over-scary-city-jibe-by-star-1-144774

www.erasureinfo.com

Picture By Andrew Hurley (Flickr: Andy Bell, Erasure) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Andy Bell's Biography
  • Peterborough Archives
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