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Sharpe
Jan 11, 2012 10:56:41 GMT
Post by barcroftlad on Jan 11, 2012 10:56:41 GMT
You can call me a sentimental old git and I won't mind, but I just sat through 2 hours of Richard Sharp, it might have been Sharpe's Revenge or Justice or summat, and it was supposedly set in Keighley which was referred to several times. Skipton was mentioned once and I'm sure that I recognised East Riddlesden Hall. I read somewhere in the last couple of years, might have been on here or in the K.News that an episode was filmed on the moors around Keighley and there were several moorland shots. I don't know how old this series is but I have only seen a few of them originally and now they are being shown on a secondary channel and I found them by accident a few weeks ago and it is, they are compulsary viewing for me now. Of course I have been aware of the Keighley connection for sometime now re Christopher Ingham and it just gives this old Keighlian the warm and fuzzys! Cheers.  |
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Sharpe
Jan 11, 2012 15:32:10 GMT
Post by fsharpminor on Jan 11, 2012 15:32:10 GMT
I didnt know of a Keighley connection with Sharpe. My nephew (a Keighley lad, but not there now) and his wife, asked for a complete DVD set of Sharpe for Christmas. It was relatively cheap from Amazon.
There were lots of Sharp(e)s in Keighley at one time, two in my class at KBGS. We called them 'with' and 'without' as one had an 'e' and the other didnt.
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Sharpe
Jan 11, 2012 22:47:57 GMT
Post by les972 on Jan 11, 2012 22:47:57 GMT
A bloke who I used to walk with, when out with the dogs, told me that Sharp was actually taken from one of his ancestors who is buried at Utley cemetery. He also told me that loads of people make the pilgrimage to see the grave. I have no idea if it is true but he wasn't the sort to make up stories like that.
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Sharpe
Jan 12, 2012 4:36:15 GMT
Post by barcroftlad on Jan 12, 2012 4:36:15 GMT
A bloke who I used to walk with, when out with the dogs, told me that Sharp was actually taken from one of his ancestors who is buried at Utley cemetery. He also told me that loads of people make the pilgrimage to see the grave. I have no idea if it is true but he wasn't the sort to make up stories like that. That would be Christopher Ingham, Les who I believe is buried in Utley cemetry and is the person believed to be the model for Sharpe. So your friend is probably correct. Cheers. |
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Sharpe
Jan 12, 2012 18:24:39 GMT
Post by Andy Wade on Jan 12, 2012 18:24:39 GMT
Yes, I've got a picture or three of his gravestone at Utley, which tells of his service in the Peninsular War.
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Sharpe
Apr 11, 2015 18:24:00 GMT
Post by ingrowlad on Apr 11, 2015 18:24:00 GMT
A bloke who I used to walk with, when out with the dogs, told me that Sharp was actually taken from one of his ancestors who is buried at Utley cemetery. He also told me that loads of people make the pilgrimage to see the grave. I have no idea if it is true but he wasn't the sort to make up stories like that. That would be Christopher Ingham, Les who I believe is buried in Utley cemetry and is the person believed to be the model for Sharpe. So your friend is probably correct. Cheers. |
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Sharpe
Apr 11, 2015 18:44:08 GMT
Post by ingrowlad on Apr 11, 2015 18:44:08 GMT
A bloke who I used to walk with, when out with the dogs, told me that Sharp was actually taken from one of his ancestors who is buried at Utley cemetery. He also told me that loads of people make the pilgrimage to see the grave. I have no idea if it is true but he wasn't the sort to make up stories like that. Hi Les972.. This is his grave   |
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