But no that was pretty much it, although the Stamford Civic Society seems to have taken him to their heart.
Daniel Lambert was born in 1770 in Leicester and, for a number of years. was gaoler at Leicester's Bridewell prison. In 1804, he began travelling the country, attending race meetings and exhibiting himself for money. He bred cocks and dogs for field sports and was described as "a cheery man who was shyish of being looked at". That seems a bit strange as he charged people to look at him.
His connection with Stamford is purely that he was attending races there when he died and was staying at the Waggon and Horses Inn in the High Street. Goodness knows how they re-inforced the bed to take his 52 stone weight. He is buried in Stamford. Apparently a window and part of a wall at the Inn had to be dismantled to remove his body. It doesn't say how he got into the Inn in the first place or how he got through the bedroom door. Perhaps they had to lower him in using a mechanical device!.
His coffin required 156 square feet of wood and had wheels fitted. It took over 20 men with ropes to lower it down a sloping ramp into the grave.
According to his tombstone, Daniel measured over three feet round each of his legs. Apparently Stamford Town Hall has a life-size model dressed in replica clothes. Something for another visit.
Of course there is always somebody bigger. Yes Daniel was a relatively slim guy compared to Carl Thompson who was 65 stone and then there is the daddy of them all in the UK. Paul Mason was 70 stone 1 lb when he decided to diet. He lost a whopping 47 stone 12 lbs but has since ballooned again back to 36 stone.
Whether Daniel Lambert would be classed as an eccentric is debatable but it did remind me once again of one of my favourite Norfolk characters - the Rector of Stffkey, the Rev Harold Davidson.
I have blogged about this gentleman in the past and last year found his grave in Stiffkey Churchyard. I am aware that since I last mentioned him I have gained many new readers so please bear with me if you have heard this all before and I will just give you the shortened version.
Harold Davidson was definitely an eccentric who divided local opinion. Many loved and supported him, many, including the Church of England and the local squire, didn't. Harold was prone to travelling to London to work amongst the fallen women of the capital. He became known as the prostitutes' padre and gained quite a reputation for spending much of his time in the capital but popping home to take Sunday services in Stiffkey, often going there straight from the railway station and on one occasion actually riding his bike down the aisle.
Politics being what politics are, he was eventually defrocked by the church and that's where it became very interesting because in true Daniel Lambert fashion he set himself up as a sideshow.
Firstly he exhibited himself in a barrel in Blackpool and then with a Lion in Skegness. The latter of these wasn't a good career move as the Lion called Freddie attacked Davidson who later died in hospital from his wounds but not before he had asked for London papers to be informed of the attack.
It took quite a search to find Davidson's grave as it isn't instantly obvious.
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Today I limbered up for tomorrow's Eurovision Song Contest with two hours of Steve Rosenberg.
Steve's day job is BBC correspondent in Moscow. But he is also a phenomenal pianist with an obsession for Eurovision. Back in 2019 before lockdown he gave a Facebook concert of Eurovision winners and other favourite songs from the contest.
Steve can play every winner and approximately 200 other songs from memory. "Some see this as a talent, others as a medical condition," he joked before running through an hour of requests, playing a grand piano in the Dutch Embassy in Moscow.
I sent him a request to play my favourite Eurovision winner - Nocturn by Secret Garden - but he didn't play it. If you want to see this year's concert along with that of a couple of years ago just search for Steve Rosenberg on the BBC Facebook page.
One thing his concert proved - as if I really needed any proof - is how good many of these songs and winners were. I would love to be able to play them on the piano - anyone have a Eurovision piano book as I can only play from printed music?
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I am still receiving lots of lovely comments for my blogs and am very grateful that people are enjoying what I write.
Deborah Stock commented: "I love your writing - most entertaining."
I replied - Thank you so much Deborah. I often wonder as I'm writing that I might be boring people. My aim is to get as many readers as possible (currently over 500) but more importantly to keep them reading. Some days writing comes easily and other days it feels a touch forced but I do try and write from the heart and cover as many subjects as possible - most of which come from personal experience. If I touch just one person with my writing I feel it has all been worthwhile and I hope you continue to enjoy what I refer to as my ramblings."
I hope that in some small way I am touching my readers rather than boring them.