Off Topic Hull's Human Relics

After seeing OLM's 'Thornton-Varley' thread, I began thinking about faces you used to see around Hull in the past.

There was Roland the 'Gentleman Tramp' (AKA Itchycoo), who was always at Hull Fair.

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There was Eva Smith, who was severely alcoholic and was always getting arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

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Then there was Billy Berry (and his lady).

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Any more, anyone?

 

The blind accordion player down whitefriargate.

Is Dave the Rave still around?

 

theres a facebook page with all of them on , hull good old days

 

I was just thinking dave the rave, I last saw him over four years ago.
Spookly i was talking about him with my crew mate and he crossed Spring Bank right infont of our ambulance.

He still had his grey blazer on and was probably muttering something about jelly babys.

 

The busker who was always outside LAs. Whenever I saw him he would always be singing 'Wild Thing' it was like Ground Hog day over and over again!

 

Roland was always rumoured to be quite wealthy, but just preferred the life he was leading. I don't know whether that was true or not?

 

He used to go in Stardisc (Silver Street/Arcade) to see Lou Saphir(?) who owned the shop. Lou told me he was from a well-to-do family, but that he was 'mentally damaged', so would never do more than he did. (I think the family kept an eye on him, though).

 

Cheers Stan, you mentioning Stardisc brought back a memory or two, as I used to go in there also.

 

Another:

(Can't find pic of) RAYMOND JUNE HARVEY

 

I spoke to the accordionist fairly recently, he looked fine and said he was still playing.

 

What about the inhabitants of West Upper, (myself included), some right relics there.

 

There was also 'Joe Seawheel'.
He used to ride a bike adorned with plastic fruit (as was his hat). He appeared to live in an old shipping container, which you could see from the train as you passed Hessle Foreshore.

 

Not quite old relics, but the photo of the speedway reminded me of the Hulls Angels Mick Mitchell, George Craig, Dick Shepherd and others at the track near Hedon. Their logo had a shield with three crowns on it.

 

Scary one that. I once went out with a girl who was also seeing a mate of Ray's, Eric Angel I think he was called. I had nightmares about the pair of them working me over.

 

I used to go to school with Ray Harvey; Park Road Junior and Infants

 

Don't know about old relics but some of the folk who get in Rayners, Hessle Rerd look prehistoric.

 

See him all the time but not playing the accordion