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Lionel Fanthorpe

British writer

Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (born 9 February 1935[1]) is a retired British priest and entertainer. Fanthorpe also worked as a dental technician, journalist, teacher, television presenter, author and lecturer. Born in Dereham in Norfolk, he lives in Cardiff in South Wales, where he served as Director of Media Studies and tutor/lecturer in Religious Studies at the Cardiff Academy[2][3]Sixth form college.[2][3]

Biography

Lionel Fanthorpe was educated at Barnard Castle School and Hamond's Grammar School in Swaffham.[4] He left school aged 15 and married Patricia Alice Tooke (born 1938) in 1957. For a period he worked as a journalist on the Norfolk Chronicle and then as a van driver and warehouseman at Hamerton's Stores in Dereham, taking his A-levels by private study at home and by correspondence courses.[5] He attended the teacher-training course at Keswick Hall College in Norwich between 1961 and 1963, where he achieved Distinctions in Educational Theory and Practice a

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For most of his adult life Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe has been delving into the great mysteries of the world. Along with his wife of 62 years, Patricia, the duo have written hundreds of books and investigated countless seemingly unexplainable cases of strange phenomena and the paranormal. Many of them for cult Channel Four show Fortean TV, which the motorbike riding Reverand Fanthorpe memorably fronted.

Given Halloween is nearly here, we thought it was the perfect time of year to speak with Reverend Fanthorpe about some of his favourite mysteries and some of the strangest experiences he’s been party to, including an incredible story he recounts about an encounter with a close friend of his who had passed away.

The MALESTROM: What first got you interested in the paranormal?

Lionel Fanthorpe: It was as a schoolboy. This was in the 1940s, I went to a school in Swaffham, Norfolk called Hamond’s Grammar School. I was one of those lads who didn’t like difficult subjects. We had a very old fashioned library and I would disappear from the classroom if it was a subj

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Lionel Fanthorpe


Born

in Dereham, Norfolk, England, The United Kingdom

February 09, 1935


Website

http://www.lionel-fanthorpe.com/


Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy


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Robert Lionel Fanthorpe cowrote with his wife Patricia Fanthorpe. Pseudonyms: Erle Barton, Lee Barton, Thornton Bell, Leo Brett, Bron Fane, R.L. Fanthorpe, R. Lionel Fanthorpe, L.P. Kenton, Victor La Salle, Robert Lionel, John E. Muller, Phil Nobel, Lionel Roberts, Deutero Spartacus, Neil Thanet, Trebor Thorpe, Pel Torro, Olaf Trent, Karl Zeigfreid

The Reverend Robert Lionel Fanthorpe is a priest and entertainer, and has at various times worked as a journalist, teacher, television presenter, author and lecturer.

Born in Dereham, Norfolk (UK), his parents were shopkeeper and teacher, Greta Christine, née Garbutt. In 1957 he married Patricia Alice Tooke, with whom he has two daughters (born 1964 and 1966). From 1958 to 1962 he was a teacher aRobert Lionel Fanthorpe cowrote with his wife Patricia Fanthorpe. Pseudonyms: Erle Barton, Lee Barton, Thornton Bell, Leo Brett, Bron Fane, R.L. Fanthor

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