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 Post subject: Eric Knowles
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:29 pm 
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While I knew that Eric Knowles was born in Nelson, I recently discovered that he started out at Herbert Sutcliffes antique place in Briercliffe!

Apparently there has been an article about Eric in a Lancashire magazine recently.

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another local girl into antiques

http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/main-me ... show--7605

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here you go guys

http://www.ericknowles.co.uk/cv.php

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Shame on you Kris!

I met Eric last year when he was doing a book signing here in the potteries. I know he must have a 'public face' but he seemed a genuinely nice guy.

I didn't know then that he started out at Sutcliffes or I would have quizzed him!!

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David, the article you have linked to for the girl, I think that is the same magazine that features the article on Eric.

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I knew Eric worked at Sutcliffes Antiques. Sorry Mel I should have told you. He is passionate about Extwistle Hall as he used to play there as a child.
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Maybe we could ask him if he will spearhead the ""Save Extwistle Hall using lottery money campaign" :lol: :lol: :lol:

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He knows about my idea to save the Hall and would back it.
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THERE YOU GO!!
Someone like that to spearhead a campaign...with all his connections....wow!! Duke of Edinurgh....probably Prince Charles...and on down the line.....

This could grow into a world-wide story....money would come pouring in on Eric's sayso.
(Too bad Anne has claimed the name Pollyanna...fits me also!)
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pollyanna wrote:
I knew Eric worked at Sutcliffes Antiques. Sorry Mel I should have told you. He is passionate about Extwistle Hall as he used to play there as a child.


Not a problem, I've done it myself.
The Barracks murder is one of them. I have the East Lancs murder book and never gave it a thought when Kris raised his query.

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Eric is giving a talk at the city centre here in Stoke on Trent on May 1st.
It's just a shame he will be talking mostly about pottery, not my favourite topic

http://www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158338&command=displayContent&sourceNode=158321&contentPK=20155802&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch

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