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The Turpin Myth

... The Turpin Myth Sir, Mr. Wright's photograph of Turpin's Ring in your last issue was most interesting, but I note he is guilty of continuing the legend that Turpin was a highwayman. I thought it was generally recognised these days that Turpin had no claim ...

Two Turpins

... THOUGH doubts have often been cast upon the achievement of that other R. Turpin and his ride to York, no similar aspersions are possible where the recent exploit of another R. Turpin is concerned. Too many people actually saw him walk into the young affections ...

Published: Wednesday 01 August 1951
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1141 | Page: 32 | Tags: Photographs 

AT DICK TURPIN'S HOUSE OF CALL

... AT DICK TURPIN'S HOUSE OF CALL HOBBS AND DUCKWORTH-- MISS EDNA BEST'S BOYS IN THE GARDEN OF MISTLETOE FARM, A FAVOURITE RESORT OF DICK TURPIN MISS EDNA BEST (MRS. HERBERT MARSHALL) AND (below) WITH THE OLD STABLE KEY Photographs by William Davis Mr ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1930
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 217 | Page: 33 | Tags: Photographs 

HOW DICK TURPIN WAS A TERROR IN THE OLD COACHING DAYS

... now, but in Turpin's day it was a living forest-giant, with a girth of seventeen yards, and branches spreading over a circumference of one hundred and five yards. h. c. s. THE LAST OP DICK TURPIN'S OAK, From Photographs by H. C. Shelley. TURPIN'S RING. DICK ...

Published: Wednesday 31 May 1899
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1019 | Page: 21 | Tags: Photographs 

HALIBURTON--COMPTON TURPIN--DUKE: Names That Loom Large in the World of Sport Following Last Week's Achievements

... often highly exciting and in which Turpin outboxed and outclassed his heavier opponent. Turpin might well have ended the contest sooner, hut it was not until the last round that he began to punch with his full power. TURPIN'S LEFT LEAD WHICH SHOOK COCKELL ...

Published: Saturday 21 June 1952
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 609 | Page: 31 | Tags: Photographs 

HOME NEWS IN HIGH SUMMER: WELCOMING FESTIVAL VISITORS FROM THE COLONIES; THE QUEEN AT COVENT GARDEN; THE ..

... connection with the Festival of Britain. fHE TRIUMPH OF RANDOLPH TURPIN, THE FIRST BRITISH CITIZEN SINCE BOB FITZSIMMONS TO GAIN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD Turpin is seen (right) delivering a powerful right cross in his fight at ...

Published: Saturday 21 July 1951
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1124 | Page: 27 | Tags: Photographs 

A NIGHT OF DRAMA AT THE NEW YORK POLO GROUNDS: AMERICA'S SUGAR RAY ROBINSON DEFEATS RANDOLPH TURPIN OF BRITAIN ..

... temple. It was one moment's hesitation that cost Turpin the fight. Apparently at the start of this tenth round Robinson's left eye, as a result of a collision with Turpin, began to gush blood. When Turpin saw the blood he permitted himself a split-second ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1951
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 730 | Page: 35 | Tags: Photographs 

TRAFALGAR DAY IN LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH: Princess Margaret Opens a Block of Flats in Peckham; the Princess Royal ..

... while Turpin in the early rounds displayed nothing of the hunter-killer technique which has made him the terror of the ring. In the last two rounds Turpin's pressure gained in intensity, and eventually he ended up a very easy winner on points. Turpin, it ...

Published: Saturday 01 November 1952
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1175 | Page: 27 | Tags: Photographs 

THE WAY OF THE WORLD

... ropes. It came as no surprise when Turpin was knocked down twice, once in the ninth round for a count of four which was interrupted by the bell the second time in the tenth round, when Turpin took a count of nine. Turpin was a gallant loser, and staged a ...

Published: Saturday 31 October 1953
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1179 | Page: 11 | Tags: Photographs 

MAKER OF A 400 SQUARE YARDS OF SUDDEN DEATH SHELL!

... LEAVING THEM STANDING BOLT UPRIGHT! M. TURPIN. Photograph by Record Press. Amazing tales so far, it must be said, unconfirmed are going the rounds about the latest death-dealing explosive, invented by M. Turpin, of melinite fame. Turpinite, as the mysterious ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1914
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 241 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

Some Historical threes in England

... Peacocks of Bedfont, and represented the maidens as being turned into these yew-tree birds TURPIN'S RING AT HEMPSTEAD A remarkable group of trees at Hempstead where Turpin is said to have indulged in the pleasures of cock-fighting GILBERT WHITE'S ASPEN TREE ...

Published: Wednesday 02 September 1903
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 243 | Page: 60 | Tags: Photographs