In message ,
Lawrence Jenkins writes
John , Did you ever hear of Sir Atthol Oakeley. He was a royal blue
blooded heavyweight wrestler who lived in Lynton the village just above
Lynmouth North Devon.

No. I haven't heard of him.


Back in September 1988 I was on a late summer holiday in Appledor and
of course visited Doone/Ridd country in Exmoor and there in the
visitors car park was a National Trust bookstand here I purchased Sir
Atthol's expose of the real Doone/ Ridd saga. He claims that Lorna and
John Ridd really did exists and were not R D Blackmoor fictional
characters.

Interesting. I knew that it's been suggested that the Doone clan really
existed.


Sir Athol who claimed to have Royal lineage was also a British champion
wrestler in the 1920/30's Here's his Wiki entry.

Interesting character.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atholl_Oakeley

Thanks. He seems to have been a remarkable character.
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John Hall
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