You could be in London,Scarborough,Blackpool and suddenly you would spot him and know if you wave at him and he waves back it's said to be lucky!!! So sad that all our real characters have passed away!! Like old Anna!! RIP both!
Smiling face recognition will be missed True Bradfordian's Yorkshire sad to hear that he has passed away to the heavens gate he always had a lovely Yorkshire smile
I grew up in Bradford in the 1960’s and 70’s and then moved to London. I remember Geoffrey. He could pop up anywhere, but my main memories are of him walking along Rooley Lane close to the West Bowling Golf Course Club House. I have often wondered what happened to him. Thrilled to have stumbled across this video and all the very lovely (and well earned) tributes to him.
@@nigelscales2319 hi no i live in somerset now but i grew up in bierley but i spent a lot of time going up and down rooley lane as a kid dudley hill to the motorway,i left bfd for the last time in 2001.
i remember seeing him in thorpe edge in the early sixties, we used to play football in farmhill road sometimes the local beat bobby would take his jacket off and join in, i live in Jersey now have done for forty years , as they say over here Temps Passe
Early one morning, in the the late 70's, I walked past him in James Gate, Bradford, then less than an hour later, I saw him again at the top of Baildon, I couldn't work out how he got there so quick on foot. Weird... I had driven to Baildon btw.
He must have waved at every single person over time, he would wave as if he remembered each and everyone, I was a small child when I first saw him, I’m a lot older now and still every now and then I would see him and to me he never looked any older ,,
Geoffrey had a lot of mental problems. For the most part he was harmless, but he assaulted my small niece by slapping her in the face for no reason as he walked past her. She was only five. Years later I was on a train to Skipton and he was in a dreadful state. Poor fellow was shaking like a leaf. Only a few months later I heard he had passed away. RIP
You could be in London,Scarborough,Blackpool and suddenly you would spot him and know if you wave at him and he waves back it's said to be lucky!!! So sad that all our real characters have passed away!! Like old Anna!! RIP both!
i worked at securicor morley from 1979 to 1989 and remember him walking the a650
Smiling face recognition will be missed True Bradfordian's Yorkshire sad to hear that he has passed away to the heavens gate he always had a lovely Yorkshire smile
Rip Jesus Man No 1 In Bradford Got Good Things To Say Top Rest In Peace
God bless him. RIP Geoffrey xx
Great Video. Dearly missed.
RIP.
I grew up in Bradford in the 1960’s and 70’s and then moved to London. I remember Geoffrey. He could pop up anywhere, but my main memories are of him walking along Rooley Lane close to the West Bowling Golf Course Club House. I have often wondered what happened to him. Thrilled to have stumbled across this video and all the very lovely (and well earned) tributes to him.
thats exactly where i saw him first about 1975 rooley lane motorway end
@@janekwiatkowski5923 Oh wow - thanks for your comment Jane, very kind of you. Do you still go along Rooley Lane?
@@nigelscales2319 hi no i live in somerset now but i grew up in bierley but i spent a lot of time going up and down rooley lane as a kid dudley hill to the motorway,i left bfd for the last time in 2001.
i remember seeing him in thorpe edge in the early sixties, we used to play football in farmhill road sometimes the local beat bobby would take his jacket off and join in, i live in Jersey now have done for forty years , as they say over here Temps Passe
lovely tribute to a wonderful man
Phil Robinson remember him as a kid n been catholic always thought he was bless him
A deluded man
@@theundeadvisionI agree..😎⚔️✝️
Many stories would say otherwise, he wasn't enlightened if you ask me
He was a beautiful person.x
Early one morning, in the the late 70's, I walked past him in James Gate, Bradford, then less than an hour later, I saw him again at the top of Baildon, I couldn't work out how he got there so quick on foot. Weird...
I had driven to Baildon btw.
I first saw him in the 1960s. Me and my mates referred to him as 'the Jesus man'.
Lovely guy known him since 88 when I was 6
He must have waved at every single person over time, he would wave as if he remembered each and everyone, I was a small child when I first saw him, I’m a lot older now and still every now and then I would see him and to me he never looked any older ,,
I think I remember seeing him as a small child in the early 80s. Was a little afraid if him at the time.
Geoffrey had a lot of mental problems. For the most part he was harmless, but he assaulted my small niece by slapping her in the face for no reason as he walked past her. She was only five. Years later I was on a train to Skipton and he was in a dreadful state. Poor fellow was shaking like a leaf. Only a few months later I heard he had passed away. RIP
We used to see him in Halifax
Saw him walking all over Bradford from early days. Everyone knew him
I remember him but I was told his name was Peter. I think some people called him Saint Peter.
He was not from Bradford, He lived at the end of the pig lane, Westfield Yeadon, me and my friends went to his house lots of times
I used to call him the Hermit. Part of my childhood.
That's the name we used to give him so many, many years ago.