Here I am at
"Hillcrest" where George Formby Senior lived and died (George Junior
was a teenager when the family moved here.) It's been a boutique hotel but on
the day I visited the whole place was locked up and vacant. Someone told me
it's now used as offices so, as it was a Sunday afternoon, it was unlikely
anyone would be there.
London Road was quite busy that Sunday afternoon.
The place was empty though so there were no odd looks as I took a few
photographs. I walked round the back of the building to see if there were any
signs of life but I didn't see a soul. I looked up at the front upstairs windows
guessing George suffered a painful death of coughing up blood in bed.
It was good to see the blue plaque here but the
dates on it refer to the better-known George Junior. If it hadn't been for
George Senior we'd never have had George Junior. After the former died young
George saw someone doing his dad's act for a living and decided he'd do a
better job himself.
Did George die in the bedroom at the
front?
Looking up the road...
...and down...
Around the back...
Both George's are buried together at
Warrington Cemetery...