I'm looking for help online with a puzzle that a friend at work has set, it relates to a famous grave and plaque in Folkestone somewhere. No joy yet, but I did find this PDF of Folkestone Town Crier1 (the newsletter of the town council). It has a crossword with these clues:
Across:
- Which famous Seamen's Friend is buried in St Martins Grave? (8)
- He played British Agent Harry Palmer in the Ipcress File. (5)
- Don't wait up for this smooth talking charmer. (11)
- Who was Jimi Hendrix's Bass player? (4)
- This member of a famous banking family lived here in 1815. (10)
- Whose plaque is mounted in Albion Villas? (7) D.wn:
- Who was "Just Good Friends" with Jan Francis? (12)
- Who was the creator of Frankenstein that took up residence in Folkestone in 1830?(11)
- He played a cameo role in the Italian Job with 2 across. (10)
- This writer found it murder on the Orient Express(6)
- This actor was "To the Manor Born". (5)
- Carry on Matron. (6)
- A famous violinist who's (sic) school of performers have played at the Leas Cliff Hall. (6)
- This actor played Mr Banks in Mary Poppins. (5)
Even more interestingly it says the last quiz was won by Heather Mills2.
💬 RE: Famous people who have lived in Folkestone - 16424
This is my site The Folkestone Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first came to Folkestone sometime in '04. I had been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that but I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get nowadays. This site was updated more frequently with a calendar of events + voting for favourite places + things, + I hear it was a useful resource for others who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only to Hythe) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald by the way, the name comes from a pretend newspaper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, + how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do contact me if you have something to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.