Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Enfield, Middlesex*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• I'm the guy who lived off Firs Lane (River Bank), my mother worked for a short while at Sangamo's around 1950-ish, she told me that she used to do some sort of stores and parts ordering.
• Does anybody know which road in Winchmore Hill Sir Roy Strong was raised in?.
• I was told that Roger Moore (Saint/Bond) once lived in Broad Walk but I cannot find any reference to this. I know Ted Ray (comedian) did as I got his autograph after approaching him outside The Fox around 1973, he was even sober at the time.
• The guy who said Cliff Richard lived in the house on the junction of PERCY ROAD and COLNE ROAD is right, he's also right about the fence. Cliff worked at Sangamo Western on the Cambridge Rd pre-record contract days with my Mum and Aunt. Sorry Victoria Beckham didn't live in Enfield, she was from Goffs Oak. Bruce Forsyth used to own the garage in Victoria Rd N9 and went to Laymer. Emma Bunton lived on Broad Walk (where Rodney was dropped outside "his house" by Cassandra in Only Fools & Horses) think her parents might still be there, she doesn't. Female metal band girlschool lived BHP. Drummer from Glitter Band used to live on Bury St West opposite the park. I'm rambling now!!!
• Stevie Smith (poet)-Palmers Green. Amy Winehouse-ex-Southgate.
• Cliff Richards lived in Worlds End Lane, Winchmore Hill with his mum. His name was on the deeds of my parents house before they moved there.
• Amy Winehouse is enfield born and bred
• andy abraham from x-factor fame, goes to my local newsagents all the time. near to gordon hill train station
• Daddy Those Men Scare Me, north London's prettiest psychedelic punks.
• Cliff Richard used to live in Colne Road
• Racheal stephens and victoria bechkam both lived in the area.
• My bro kev mann of ponders end is currently playing in cult 60s mod band 'the creation'..he lives with a dude from the buzzcocks in ponders end. pretty cool me thinks.xx
• The bloke from the Incredible String Band.
• Just for the record... CLIFF RICHARD lived in the house on the junction of PERCY ROAD and COLNE ROAD in the early sixties. I know that because he build the side fence too high to keep the fans out and the local council complained, I lived off Firs Lane at the time. REG VARNEY moved out of Enfield donkeys years ago.
• Broadwalk!
• Ray winstone lived in the smaller flats next to the big flats in Gordon hill enfield,
• Cliff Richard lived in Cheshunt when he came to England from India at the age of 8 years old. He worked at Fergusons in Lincoln road after leaving school until he becaame famous.
• that Zoe girl from Eastenders always is seen dwn in enfield town
• Zoe slater, martin fowler and asif, and kat
• john wilson angling writer&broadcaster
• Someone said Cliff Richard doesn't live in W.Hill. True. But he did. He used to live down my road - my neighbours remember loads of fans coming to his house and writing on the pavement. An amazing claim to fame. And the ex-governer of my primary school (ST PAULS!) used to own that little toy car factory thing - it was either Dinky toys or something similar; I can't really remember. Anyway, he lives in the biggest house in Broad Walk.
• CUJO, the best band ever to come out of Enfield. If you like Greenday, Nirvana, Pixies, Blink 182 check out website: www.cujo.cc Cujo song 'Summer Song' will be played on a TV advert for PepeJeans on MTV from mid July to mid August !!!! Also Cujo with Friends ROOM69 are on the 'ROASTED' Spain tour in September sponsored by Coca Cola, Coke Music and PepeJeans and will also be shown on MTV late summer.] Next Gig: The Garage, Highbury & Islington, London, Thursday 25th July 2002, on stage 9.30, (Supporting ROOM69) for flyers contact cujoband@hotmail.com
• lisa pin up ex page 3 and dj not very but great tits
• Charles Cowden Clarke 1787/1877 Author of a Concordance to Shakespeare and other Works of literary criticism. He grew up in Enfield Town, where his father, John Clarke, ran a boys boarding school in a house on the site of Enfield Town station. He was a close friend of both Keats and Lamb. Isaac Disraeli 1766/1848 Prolific essayist and novelist. He spent his early years in Enfield, where his father had a house in Baker Street. He is now chiefly remembered as the father of Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister 1874/80. Thomas Hardy 1840/1928 This famous Dorset novelist and poet is connected with Enfield through his second wife. Florence Emily Dugdale, who he married in 1914, was an Enfield school mistress, daughter of Edward Dugdale, headmaster of St Andrew's School. The wedding took place at St Andrew's Church. Thomas Hood 1799/1845 Poet. Lived at Rose Cottage, Vicars Moor Lane, for three years from 1829. John Keats 1795/1821 Poet of enduring fame. Educated at John Clarke's school at Enfield (on the site of Enfield Town station) 1803/10. He was later apprenticed to an Edmonton doctor, Thomas Hammond of Church Street, 1810/3. Charles Lamb 1775/1834 Essayist and poet. Charles Lamb and his sister Mary visited Enfield in the summer of 1825 and again in 1827, on both occasions lodging at Clarendon Cottage, Gentleman's Row. In September 1827 the Lambs moved to The Poplars, Chase Side. In October 1827 they moved to the house next door, lodging with the Westwood family. In 1833 they moved again to Bay Cottage, Church Street, Edmonton. It was there that Charles Lamb died in 1834. He and his sister are buried in All Saints' churchyard. Frederick Marryat 1792/1848 Naval officer and novelist. A prolific writer of sea stories such as "Midshipman Easy" now chiefly remembered for his children's novel "Children of the New Forest". Educated at Rev. Stephen Freeman's Academy at Clay Hill, Enfield, where one of his contemporaries was the future mathematician, Charles Babbage. John Thomas Smith 1766/1833 Engraver and antiquary. He spent some years at "the Firs", Firs Lane, Winchmore Hill as drawing teacher to the daughters of Sir James Lake. His autobiography, "A Book For A Rainy Day", contains many references to Edmonton and Enfield. His book "Nollekens and His Times" is perhaps the most spiteful biography ever written.
• There's a few old historical bods from Enfield, but I have a couple of little know facts for you. Carmen Czseckpo is a well-known feminist author, she lives in Bush Hill Park. I used to deliver her newspaper. Also there's multi-millionaire Dave Vignall, who owns the (nameless) company that print all those cheap diaries that I'm sure you know. He lives near Chase Side train Station. I cleaned his car for him when I was a kid. He gave me a quid. Tight bastard.
• Sorry but Sir Cliff Richard does not live in Enfield no offence to Enfield but he is a multi billionaire who lives in the exclusive St Georges Hill Estate in Weybridge down in Surrey. Mr Mike Gatting former Middlesex and England captain lives near the Village Road.
• Lenny Davidson guitarist with the Dave Clark Five was born in Enfield.The DC5 sold over 60 million records and Lenny wrote many of their hits including "Catch Us If You Can".
• Lenny Davidson,guitarist with the Dave Clark Five who sold 60 million records worldwide in the 60's..was born in Enfield. PS. if anyone out there knew him, please email us as we run the DC5 Fan Club. john.briggs@ntlworld.com visit our website to see a recent photo on "where are they now" page http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Theater/9169/index2.html
• Ray oh Ray oh Ray oh Ray, OH RAY WINSTONE!!!!! Paul Whitehouse (fast-show) Asif from Eastenders
• Kevin Campbell (ex Arsenal player, now plays for Everton) lived off Gordon Hill for a while.
• Abs from Five (yummm!)
• Harry Enfield and Cathy Burke's Wayne and Waynetta are meant to originate from around here. Let's face it: sometimes the place teems with White Trash ("Gawd Bless Diana: she was The Queen of Hearts", etc.").
• Ab's from 5ive used to live on a dodgy council estate in Enfield
• Ricky 'the don' best skater i think in Enfield the grand papa of skating you have to see this guy in the flesh ive only skated with him once and im still in shock
• Paul Mckenna ,Complete and utter tit but hes a hypnotist so i wouldnt say it to his face. Hell probably make you shout im a dick and i deserve to be in the land of gays 10 times when the telephone rings.
• elisabeth I - her bedroom was moved from its origianl palace location to a private house in gentlemen's row, charles lamb, keats, thomas hardy. James I and Guy Fawkes'co-conspirator bothh drank at the King and Tinker in Whitewebbs Lane. cult movie star Ray Winstone is not only a resident - he used to run a bar in Enfield Town, loads of eastenders live in the area Lindsey Coulson for instance.
• Steven Twigg, Todd Carty,Bob Mills
• Cliff Richard; Rod Stewart; Linda Lusardi; Ross and Norris McWhirter;Bruce Forsyth
• Reg Varney of 'On The Buses' fame lives in Enfield. As does 'Mary', the Punk from Eastenders.
• Micheal Duberry, Baby Spice, Elton John

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