A fascinating collection of George Formby memorabilia was discovered recently in Preston and highlighted on television over the weekend of March 25/26. Personal items which had originally belonged to George Formby and then were passed to his fiancé Pat Howson before George’s untimely death on 06 March 1961. The items which also included items owned by Pat, included diaries, letters, and many photographs including one I noticed of Pat in her schoolgirl hockey team! It seems that Scott Felton, the finder of these items was doing an office clearance as part of his duties for Felton’s Office Furniture, when he opened a filing cabinet that was being disposed of and out came all this wonderful stuff! Scott appeared on TV over the weekend along with GFS member and highly successful entertainer, Andy Eastwood to chat about the find. GFS Chairman Caroline Stewart also appeared on BBC North West News in a earlier broadcast. The clip is shown in the first of two clips contained below.
Formby memorobilia found
Filing cabinet reveals all!
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A fascinating collection of George Formby memorabilia was discovered recently in Preston and highlighted on television over the weekend of March 25/26. Personal items which had originally belonged to George Formby and then were passed to his fiancé Pat Howson before George’s untimely death on 06 March 1961. The items which also included items owned by Pat, included diaries, letters, and many photographs including one I noticed of Pat in her schoolgirl hockey team! It seems that Scott Felton, the finder of these items was doing an office clearance as part of his duties for Felton’s Office Furniture, when he opened a filing cabinet that was being disposed of and out came all this wonderful stuff! Scott appeared on TV over the weekend along with GFS member and highly successful entertainer, Andy Eastwood to chat about the find. GFS Chairman Caroline Stewart also appeared on BBC North West News in a earlier broadcast. The clip is shown in the first of two clips contained below.
Formby memorobilia found
Filing cabinet reveals all!
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VIEW THE BBC NORTH WEST NEWS CLIPS HERE