The Knowhere Guide

Local Heroes in Frome, Somerset*

Frome, Somerset Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• lord bath is well known in the area.
• Richard Chadwick, Hawkwind Drummer and Ron Tree, ex-Hawkwind bass and vocalist are underground celebrities living "in the area"!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Paul from Neighbour in Whitham I think he is still their
• Stephanie Cole lives just outside Frome
• miss moneypenny, from james bond, lives on the house with the blue plates in the window, at the end of oakfield road, a little way up from the royal oak pub
• linda barron (the nurse in open all hours)
• alan{not for the right reason's}ford
• The infamous shoe-bomber's mum.
• I dunno, Jenson Button, well sort of!
• Maddona once spotted there!??
• Miss Money Penny - Nunny Road Paul from Neighbours on Outskirts (whitam Fryrie) Bloke who wrote bond music Ozric Teticals Ex-Members of one time big Nu-Metal Band Incision
• The amazing Pee Wee Ellis, saxophonist extraordinaire now lives in Frome. Also, someone told me recently Gary Lineker has bought a house here - anyone cofirm this?
• You forgot the amazing Pee Wee Ellis - saxophonist extraordinaire!! Oh and someone told me this week that Gary Lineker was moving to Frome?
• BERTIE ALLEN,EX SHEPTON MALLET & FROME TOWN.....STUD
• That round the world balloonist Brian someone used to live on Leystone Close. Trude Mostoe used to also practice here
• Eric Clapton spent time drying out in Nunney in the 70's. A lot of Van Morrison's equipment is stored in a very secure unit on the trading estate - details on request.
• I can't believe no one has mentioned that Jenson Button, Formula One racing driver, hails from Frome and went to Frome College.
• Miss Moneypenny, as was until Roger Moore left. Rob Walker: patron of Stirling Moss in the early years.
• Did you know that Frome used to house Dawn French & Lenny Henry? - Don't know if it still does though! Also home of extremely talented musicians belong to bands such as, Frenzy, Far Cue, Egon Dank, and Incision!
• Marti Pellow had a flat in Frome, and Sally from Coronation Street went to Oakfield school in the town.

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• always one on the bridge, down cheapstreet and outside blockbusters
• Josephine Stewart Artist bit mad talks alot excellent art!!
• Only Big Issue man on Bridge it's winter at the moment
• Sharpy
• The drummer from Far cue can be seen regularly on weekend nights dressed like a cross between a circus clown and a gipsy. always out of his head on whatever he can find floating in the pub ashtrays. thats always good for a laugh!!!
• Westway Precinct - Jugglers,musicians,Big issue vendors Cheap Street - Jez on his mandalin most days of the week give him a £1 for determination.
• the bloke who sits outside raves on weekends. HA
• Plethora of well-spoken guitar/flute/didgeridoo players - summer only. Big Issue freely available on market days. Frome market is/was advertised as the best market for 100 miles in any direction (presumably only an upwards direction?)
• Le RuFF! - Stand up Street/ pub comedian.
• Rick Evans - fire eater extraordinaire

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Last updated: 2007-11-25