So he took the Underground Piccadilly line to Green Park, then the Jubilee line to London Bridge, where he was next seen in Crucifix Lane, close to his place of work, Southwark Cathedral. He made his way up the staircase into the ballroom, where he was announced by the Master of Ceremonies. (LogOut/ He said at the time: "It would have been entirely out of character for me to be drunk.". Suddenly, he scrambled back to his feet and crossed to the other side of the lane claiming he was actually the Bishop of Woolwich. The property developer says the bishop already had a graze "near his eye as if he had fallen over and hurt himself. Alan Craig, leader of the Christian People's Alliance group on Newham council in east London, said: "If it's true he was drunk he ought to resign. Suffice to say, Old John Young was given a proper send-off, and a good time was had by all. Let's hope it leads to serious action at last! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Top 10 Lockdown History Books: 10/10: Five Days in London by JohnLukacs, https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2006/12/07/John-Young-slips-the-surly-bonds-of-earth, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-423811/So-did-happen-drinks-embassy-Bishop.html, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/why-didnt-boozy-bish-get-bashed-480834, Soul City Wandering available now to order. Andrew Nunn. The Independent (Oct 23, 2011).Heald, Tim. The Diocese has three Episcopal Areas, Croydon, Kingston and Woolwich each led by an Area Bishop and two Archdeacons. Then he got up and staggered away. It was a major attraction with over 10,000 visitors a month. The next day his office called the police to report the loss of property, which was reported in some newspapers as a mugging. One, who prefers to remain nameless, says: "He came shuffling over and said: 'I am the Bishop of Southwark'. These are events not noted for their abstemiousness. "I really do defy anyone who's had too much to drink to make that (route) journey.". The police had turned a blind eye and taken no further action. At this stage, it is claimed that Dr Butler told onlookers he was in fact the Bishop of Woolwich, but the personal belongings he left behind in Mr Sumpters car told a different story a story that was to come out when Sumpter saw press reports of the mugging of a Bishop and came forward with his side of the tale.
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