Was going to post about him

"I've had a terrible day, and i've loads left"

www.facebook.com/pages/Fat-Les-o ... 7912931027 Looks like another local hero has emerged

www.facebook.com/pages/Fat-Les-o ... 7912931027 Looks like another local hero has emerged

Died last night according to his facebook group!

He was a character

I can assure you none of these people have got anything on Jeremy up in Whitehaven!

He walks the streets or the trains 24/7 yelling "Yeah yeah, that's right yeah, off back to London now aren't I, gotta see my girlfriend Jill Foley..." Jill Foley is actually his mental health worker.

Other gems of his are "Yeah, I went to school with the Krays, and Hitler didn't I....I went to Wormwood Scrubs for a while too...yeah I'm mental me..."

I really do hope some of you make the journey up there for the friendly in January and get to meet this character!

I’ve yet to come across him in the street but there’s some fab pictures of him on facebook!

See him at the bus stop near us sometimes, attempting to control the buses with his powers.

He possesses probably the most powerful odour I've ever encountered from another human being.

Curly hair and a dodgy tash. He was a nice chap who also became town crier for Leeds. His best line one Christmas time was "It's FREEZING, even with TWO pairs of tights on!"

The chap who sat outside Lewis' for donkey's years selling the Evening Post who used to shout "Eeeeedie Po" (think he's been mentioned already)

I don't think anyone has mentioned Mr Wavy-man (as we christened him). He was some kind of religious type who would walk everywhere, all over Leeds in just his monks clothing (tied at the waist with white rope, IIRC). No shoes, but did wear sandals in all weathers, always smiled, always waved. Used to see him all over the place.

He is still knocking about I think saw him walking over woodhall the other day. Unless there is another monk.

Not seen half pint bob in otley for a while

Yeah I had heard about the monk bloke before through the secret Leeds website(think he also has a facebook group ) but didn't really believe it until I saw him one day, think it was sometime last year walking up the headrow near where argos is now! That reminds me actually not been on the secret Leeds website for ages EDIT: a few links here for 'the walking monk' www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1 www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1 www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1

Yeah I had heard about the monk bloke before through the secret Leeds website(think he also has a facebook group ) but didn't really believe it until I saw him one day, think it was sometime last year walking up the headrow near where argos is now! That reminds me actually not been on the secret Leeds website for ages EDIT: a few links here for 'the walking monk' www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1 www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1 www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1

that tramp that tries to undercut the other tramps by asking ''you haven't got a spare 9p have you''?

I think we should have a statue made of him to replace the barrel man outside the St Johns centre. More people probably know Fat Les more than the barrel man. Mind you I’m sure someone will have some knowledge on why the barrel man is there. If not I’m in town later and will do some reaserch myself!

I think Barrel Man is a statue of a brewer from Dortmund (hence the statue is in Dortmund Square), Leeds' twin town.