used to see him everywhere. He used to sit in McDonald's Thornbury not long before he passed away. Very nice man. topping up his coffee up bells whisky he had in bag.
Hi Fatlad hope you're well! Used to see your great comments etc on Bradford Through the Lens when I was fronting the vids and researching for the Channel. I used to follow up on your tips, do get in touch the email is in about/youtube description. Best regards
Nice of you to do a programme on Jeffery, I remember him walking on Manningham lane in my childhood in the 60,s when I lived on Victoria street, need to see more on history of Bradford, this our home now.
I worked at Butterfield Signs on Westgate overlooking the junction of Lumb Lane. I used to see 'The mad monk' nearly every week. I regret having never spoken to him. He always wore sandals and a brown robe. He always looked at peace with the world. Dave Wright.
Just came across this video. Thanks for making it - its really interesting. I left Bradford over 50 years ago, but remember seeing Geoffrey when I was a child and was absolutely awestruck - as I really thought he was Jesus. I wonder how old he was when he died. He must have been a good age, and that looked like a tough way to live.
Passed him quite a few times, on the canal bank, going towards Shipley, but I've also seen him in Leeds, Keighley, my God, the man got around, I will miss, dear ol'Geoffrey, you knew, there was, some good in the world, when you saw him, out and about, God bless you, Geoffrey my friend, I will certainly miss you, thanks also, for the great film, my friend, I think we may have Found, Bradfords answer to Stephen speilberg, hehe well done Sir.. 👌👏💯
Thanks for your kind words Mark. I've chatted to Geoffrey Brindley a couple of times in the past and have always been fascinated, which was the driving factor.
The story I heard was that he worked at International Harvesters at 5 Lanes Ends in Idle. He heard the word of God, one night when the factory was struck by lightning. Didn't know the rest, but I remember my Gran telling me and my brother about him. I saw him many times over the last 40 years. Always looked immaculate, and always 20 years younger than the age they gave to him. I hope he found peace
You are absolutely right, he did work for International i’m 64 now and I remember going to Withernsea on holiday and actually seen him in Selby unbelievable Walker , but he was a really nice man my father always spoke fondly about him
Remember him as smiling and waving in his distinctive sandals, brown robe and leather bag no matter what the weather! He used to sit in the old Central Library and read newspapers, I remember chatting to him on few occasions when I used to go there to borrow or return books. He was a lovely man.
As a kid in Bradford during the sixties and seventies I remember Geoff, we always new him as ‘the mad monk’. Great video, thanks. He was a friendly and gentle bloke.
Yes I remember seeing him many times over the years. I once decided to stop and speak to him. I asked him where he lived but he didn’t answer my question. I the asked why he walked everywhere? His reply was simple and gave me an understanding of his life . He said ‘ because Jesus is coming soon’ . He certainly was a witness of kindness with a loving smile and wave which brought joy to the heart. May he rest in peace and be joy filled with his Lord and Saviour. Amen
thanks for your fascinating video, i moved away from bradford to skipton a few years ago, so i'm closer to settle now. i often wondered where the cave was, so thanks for the video, i may visit one day. you just gained a new subscriber too.
Yes I have fond memories of seeing Geoffrey when I was a kid walking around the place smiling and waving to everyone, the people of Bradford took him to their hearts.He taught the Gospel by example, a rare thing I feel.
I had at least four Caves to look at, fortunately the first one was correct. As in the video I was trying to look for similarities between the photo and the cave features but 60 odd years on even those hardened features had slightly changed.
I am 68 years old now at that time l was 8years old and remembered him well passing my school lidget green the children would shout out its Jesus he would indeed wave
I always remember my grandmother who was a nurse at the old TB hospital bierley telling us and Jesus man used to live in the grounds or visit and they'd feed him. In the grounds was a cave he used to sleep in.
My parents used to sell pie and peas from a truck in the early 60s.Every Friday night the would see Geoff going up Halifax road and they always fed him and gave him a couple of pies for his satchel.He told them in winter he slept at the brick works Because the bricks were warm.Brick works were between Shelf and Halifax Far cry from Scar caves in Wharfedale
Another great video. I feel that over the years though there has been a slight "romantizing" of this man, viewed through rose tinted nostalgic glasses. Like many, I also have the memories of us shouting "Jesus!" when he walked by us near our homes as kids, but I also have vivid memories of seeing him behave very erratically in Bradford City Centre, intentionally walking into young teenage girls, brushing himself up against them, frightening them. A character for sure, but I couldn't be convinced it should all be for good reasons.
This is true. Mum went to Catholic school and he’s shout and scream at the girls that they were going to hell, he pushed my colleague into the road instead of asking politely if he could get passed, she had to be helped up off the floor. He’s screamed abuse at friend of mine, hiding their own business, because they were “punk” and he didn’t like the look of them. They were literally smoking. I saw him do this more than once in the city centre. A horrible man with an untreated mental illness who refused help
Very interesting. I remember seeing him walking in various places in Bradford. He always smiled and waved. It was a heck of a trek to that cave. I wonder how he managed to live in there. Must have been very cold.
Remember him well. I would see him in eccleshill in a morning then baildon around dinner and bradford by tea time. He used to get about even in later years
Don't you think it's weird that Bradford has not officially recognised Geoffrey Brindley? They had official murals commissioned and put all round Bradford of a Jamaican that used to feed pigeons, an African footballer, and a Polish homeless women. Then someone put up an unofficial Brindley mural outside the Interchange, which has now been replaced with an official mural of a women. Possibly another Polish homeless women. Everyone except an English White Male. Bit weird.
@@DamnDealDone yes i do, probably for reasons we'll never get to know about, i'm sure a mural of an English White male will appear....i'm meeting the artist soon...watch this space....
I heard back in the 1970s this man was a yorkshire ripper suspect,people thought it could be him because of his unusual life style,but every man was Some kind of a suspect regarding the ripper era crimes. good video,good work,👍
Well how interesting that this just popped up on my TH-cam. So in the 60s dad got a car. Anyway dad was born in Bradford or Bratford as he pronounced it. His mother was born on Titus street in Saltaire and the family spread into Wrose, Shipley, Bingley and Keighley. I distinctly remember seeing 'Jesus' in the park and was fascinated by his leather sandals. This has brought back some lovely memories for me. I remember the beautiful buildings in Bradford. How very interesting that cave is. Dad lived near the canal and his Grandparents would look after the children from the Barges whilst they were bringing coal from Newcastle I think. Where you are is an interesting part of the country with the caves. A hermit lived in that area many, many years ago. It could even have been that cave. You are braver than me. I would be frightened of falling and not being able to get out. Thank you for remembering Bradford Jesus. 🙏🏼
Geoffrey seems to have been ever present around the streets of Bradford. He was always there with a wave and a smile. I was a student at Bradford Grammar School, it seemed that he was always walking past when we were waiting for the bus Victoria Cave is at least 40 miles from Bradford, so how did he make the trip so far on a regular basis? From the picture I don't recognise him. He was always wearing an outfit that looked like sackcloth, not the darker material he is wearing in the photo. And as I remember, he looked much older. Maybe he started out at Victoria Cave, but he seems to have moved down to Bradford later on.
He had a house in Baildon...the amazing thing about him was no matter where you go in UK..he would pop up..give you a wave..and it was supposed to be lucky.....you could be anywhere...there he would be😂😂😂 in all weathers..Monk gown and Jesus sandles.. fantastic legs for an old man...Who remembers OLD ANNA....
@@nicoladouglas3270 very true, an American ex- work colleague saw him in Central Leeds and was confused and stunned. Yes Old Anna - St Johns Market remember her well RIP.
Did you come to Baildon Bank asking if this was the cave about 18 months ago? if so it was me you spoke to and I told you it was in Settle called Victoria cave.
@@kendy123456789 to be honest I can't remember I did alot of searching and I did go to Baildon too. If infact you did provide me with the details many many thanks.
I'm 69 years and when i was young i lived in Bierley, and was told that he lived in Bierley Woods in a Cave. Maybe he moved around? Very fascinating channel you have. Good luck!
Geoffrey was horrible. He used to scream abuse at my mum and her friends when they were school kids. He would verbally abuse some friends of mine (punks) when they were having a cig outside bars and minding their own and push people off pavements if they were in his way.
I remember seeing him in the 7s and possibly 80s when I lived in Bingley. He was simply known as Peter. I may have a photograph of him somewher that I took at a rally which may have been against nuclear weapons.. I shall try to find it.
I heard a rumour he was cremated at the last minute as there wasnt anyone who would pay for his grave at Undercliffe, might just be a rumour but i'll try verifying whether he was cremated.
..that would be scandalous if Bradford Council wouldn't have buried him and given Geoffrey a grave and headstone. After being such a prominent local figure to the people of Bradford for so many years. Probably known as a Bradfordian, to more of Bradfords people, than the likes of JB Priestley, David Hockney, Frederick Delius, Judi Dench, Brian Blessed, Kiki Dee, Zayn Malik and Dynamo all put together. I do hope that this is not the case, and Bradford Council did pay for him to be buried and receive a grave that can be viewed and visited as a mark of respect.
I am originally from Middlesbrough but I went to Uni in Bradford in the early 70s. It was far enough away from home for the accent to be very different. Like all good Bradford students I developed a taste for curry that has not left me after 35 years in New Zealand. Frequenting the curry shops meant speaking to many people who had only a poor grasp of english and my grasp of their language was much worse. But it was interesting to hear them begin to speak english with a Bradford accent. The reason I mention this is that seeing the man speaking in this video he pbviously has either parents or grand parents who were born in either India or Pakistan or Bangladesh. he speaks with a Bradford accent but I can hear that it is subtly different from the accent I heard in the 70/80s. The way he pronounces "r"s is obviously influenced by his heritage. I would be interested to know if this small change has also passed onto the speakers whose whakapapa (As I say I live in New Zealand and whakapapa is a Māori word meaning family tree) is hundreds of years in West Yorkshire. Language is a very fluid thing
Thanks for the interesting observation, Imtiaz's parents are Pashtoons from the Afghan/Pakistan border - shown in the 1897 lost British Soldiers graveyard be produced. Bradford has a very small Pashtoon Community. He is Bradford born and bred but worked around the country hence the dilution of the broad Bradford accent.
We met him when I was about ten in the late 90s in Shipley lovely man it was outside Woodend middle after we finished school one day all of use thort have we gone back in time or something and were fascinated by him , but I was told by my dad head been a hermit/ monk for years and apparently my granddad knew him before that or something he's become this myth to multiple generations I wasn't Shure it was the same man.
To be honest that doesn't surprise me..these monks was quite brutal in kids homes too ..I had a mate who was in one..got asked a few yes ago when adult if he was prepared to press charges ..but he didn't want to take it up again .. probably ashamed too ..anyway sadly he died a couple of yrs bk ..before he could have chance to change his mind ..
@@kevinwalton4538my mum, friends, colleagues and myself have witnessed Geoffrey being an absolute vicious arsehole on more than one occasion. He pushed a colleague of mine into the road so he could carry on walking, mum used to be terrified of him as a kid at school because he would shout abuse at Catholic school girls. He had an untreated mental illness and was cruel because of it. Thats it.
I believe Landlady classed it as an illegal use of the wall and had the paintimg replaced. The artist Chris Brewster painted Jesus mans head over the face of the replaced painting: facebook.com/share/p/1Z1q7MM6gXyEzbrz/
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used to see him everywhere. He used to sit in McDonald's Thornbury not long before he passed away. Very nice man. topping up his coffee up bells whisky he had in bag.
Hi Fatlad hope you're well! Used to see your great comments etc on Bradford Through the Lens when I was fronting the vids and researching for the Channel. I used to follow up on your tips, do get in touch the email is in about/youtube description. Best regards
Nice of you to do a programme on Jeffery, I remember him walking on Manningham lane in my childhood in the 60,s when I lived on Victoria street, need to see more on history of Bradford, this our home now.
I worked at Butterfield Signs on Westgate overlooking the junction of Lumb Lane. I used to see 'The mad monk' nearly every week. I regret having never spoken to him. He always wore sandals and a brown robe. He always looked at peace with the world.
Dave Wright.
Just came across this video. Thanks for making it - its really interesting. I left Bradford over 50 years ago, but remember seeing Geoffrey when I was a child and was absolutely awestruck - as I really thought he was Jesus. I wonder how old he was when he died. He must have been a good age, and that looked like a tough way to live.
Me too. I really thought he was Jesus when I was a child.😊
Great research.
I met him several times. He was a true gentleman
Passed him quite a few times, on the canal bank, going towards Shipley, but I've also seen him in Leeds, Keighley, my God, the man got around, I will miss, dear ol'Geoffrey, you knew, there was, some good in the world, when you saw him, out and about, God bless you, Geoffrey my friend, I will certainly miss you, thanks also, for the great film, my friend, I think we may have Found, Bradfords answer to Stephen speilberg, hehe well done Sir.. 👌👏💯
Jolly man smiled and was respected from EVERY BODY IN BRADFORD it was sad when he passed 🙏🙏
I can remember him well walked everywhere old times, I also remember mad Anna.
Nice one, you nabbed yourself a proper exclusive there, Imtiaz!!! Brilliant upload.
Thanks for your kind words Mark. I've chatted to Geoffrey Brindley a couple of times in the past and have always been fascinated, which was the driving factor.
Tnanks alot i will go in summer i love my walks and jeff waz amazing man i all ways wondered were he lived so brilliant video thumbs up
Thanks for your kind words
The story I heard was that he worked at International Harvesters at 5 Lanes Ends in Idle. He heard the word of God, one night when the factory was struck by lightning.
Didn't know the rest, but I remember my Gran telling me and my brother about him. I saw him many times over the last 40 years. Always looked immaculate, and always 20 years younger than the age they gave to him.
I hope he found peace
You are absolutely right, he did work for International i’m 64 now and I remember going to Withernsea on holiday and actually seen him in Selby unbelievable Walker , but he was a really nice man my father always spoke fondly about him
My family worked at International Harvesters and remembered him .
Remember him as smiling and waving in his distinctive sandals, brown robe and leather bag no matter what the weather!
He used to sit in the old Central Library and read newspapers, I remember chatting to him on few occasions when I used to go there to borrow or return books. He was a lovely man.
As a kid in Bradford during the sixties and seventies I remember Geoff, we always new him as ‘the mad monk’. Great video, thanks. He was a friendly and gentle bloke.
Thanks for your lovely comment
My nan used to call him Holy Joe
.. apparently not always friendly and gently .
Yes I remember seeing him many times over the years. I once decided to stop and speak to him. I asked him where he lived but he didn’t answer my question. I the asked why he walked everywhere? His reply was simple and gave me an understanding of his life . He said ‘ because Jesus is coming soon’ . He certainly was a witness of kindness with a loving smile and wave which brought joy to the heart. May he rest in peace and be joy filled with his Lord and Saviour. Amen
Great video and info on the Bradford legend that was Bradford Jesus
This is the one I've been waiting for. You were brave going in there on your own. Fabulous detective work & loved the photo comparison,
Thanks for watching. The internal of the Cave was much darker than how it seems in the footage. As the evening approached it was actually eerie 😅
thanks for your fascinating video, i moved away from bradford to skipton a few years ago, so i'm closer to settle now. i often wondered where the cave was, so thanks for the video, i may visit one day. you just gained a new subscriber too.
Any relation to Harvey? 🤔
I was a pupil at Wibsey Middle School and remember him walking past on several occasions.
Fascinating video & incredible work finding the exact spot of the photo!
Many thanks!
He was a true legend , thanx for this 🇬🇧👍❤
Great video pal and I’ve just subscribed so I’ll be watching many more 👍
Thank you and hope you enjoy the material we have planned.
@@TheBradfordDistrictChannel my pleasure 👍
A man that took the Gospel seriously a really sweet guy.
@@JohnGallagher-j5h Indeed, I had a great conversation with him a couple of times on Tong Street, in one he said "I'm spreading the Gospel"
Yes I have fond memories of seeing Geoffrey when I was a kid walking around the place smiling and waving to everyone, the people of Bradford took him to their hearts.He taught the Gospel by example, a rare thing I feel.
Thanks for that, Imtiaz. I was a bit doubtful at first but the photo comparison clinched it!
I had at least four Caves to look at, fortunately the first one was correct. As in the video I was trying to look for similarities between the photo and the cave features but 60 odd years on even those hardened features had slightly changed.
I remember him as a kidz and remember a big new going about when he died GOD BLESS HIM 🙏 never knew his name till watching this god bless him
I'm 58 now, i remember him when i was a kid.
I lived in Eldwick and used to see him a lot walking through the Aire valley, a lovely man, always had a smile and a wave.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.
Thats respect 🙏 he used to visit us in our shop in 80s in bradford, and had a lovely warm smile , rip
Great video thank you been watching Bradford through a lens ❤
I am 68 years old now at that time l was 8years old and remembered him well passing my school lidget green the children would shout out its Jesus he would indeed wave
A nice gesture from him!
Fascinating video. I used to see him a lot around the Heaton area in the late seventies/early eighties.
Yeah he certainly covered some mileage.
I always remember my grandmother who was a nurse at the old TB hospital bierley telling us and Jesus man used to live in the grounds or visit and they'd feed him. In the grounds was a cave he used to sleep in.
My parents used to sell pie and peas from a truck in the early 60s.Every Friday night the would see Geoff going up Halifax road and they always fed him and gave him a couple of pies for his satchel.He told them in winter he slept at the brick works Because the bricks were warm.Brick works were between Shelf and Halifax Far cry from Scar caves in Wharfedale
Thanks for showing this, That’s really interesting to see, it looks pretty treacherous underfoot in there.
Another great video. I feel that over the years though there has been a slight "romantizing" of this man, viewed through rose tinted nostalgic glasses. Like many, I also have the memories of us shouting "Jesus!" when he walked by us near our homes as kids, but I also have vivid memories of seeing him behave very erratically in Bradford City Centre, intentionally walking into young teenage girls, brushing himself up against them, frightening them. A character for sure, but I couldn't be convinced it should all be for good reasons.
This is true. Mum went to Catholic school and he’s shout and scream at the girls that they were going to hell, he pushed my colleague into the road instead of asking politely if he could get passed, she had to be helped up off the floor. He’s screamed abuse at friend of mine, hiding their own business, because they were “punk” and he didn’t like the look of them. They were literally smoking. I saw him do this more than once in the city centre. A horrible man with an untreated mental illness who refused help
Very interesting. I remember seeing him walking in various places in Bradford. He always smiled and waved. It was a heck of a trek to that cave. I wonder how he managed to live in there. Must have been very cold.
Walking in sandels too on those boggy slopes!
Im 47 years old and i can still remember him from a child a lovely man always smiled and waved at everyone bless him 🧡🤍💚
Remember him well. I would see him in eccleshill in a morning then baildon around dinner and bradford by tea time. He used to get about even in later years
Don't you think it's weird that Bradford has not officially recognised Geoffrey Brindley? They had official murals commissioned and put all round Bradford of a Jamaican that used to feed pigeons, an African footballer, and a Polish homeless women. Then someone put up an unofficial Brindley mural outside the Interchange, which has now been replaced with an official mural of a women. Possibly another Polish homeless women. Everyone except an English White Male. Bit weird.
@@DamnDealDone yes i do, probably for reasons we'll never get to know about, i'm sure a mural of an English White male will appear....i'm meeting the artist soon...watch this space....
I lived in Bingley and used to see him all over.
Brilliant video mate, really enjoyed it.
Now to have a shufty at your others
Thank you. Really enjoyed this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Seen him in the 80s in dewsbury and heckmondwike very jolly fella always waving and walking with a smile
@@nasimakbar9180 wow, didnt know he ventured out to Dewsbury! Thank you for watching.
@@TheBradfordDistrictChannel we had seen him walking up Halifax Road dewsbury on a regular basis .
Brilliant video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic video Imtiaz, loving what you do. Take care, Simon.
Thanks for your support Simon!
I heard back in the 1970s this man was a yorkshire ripper suspect,people thought it could be him because of his unusual life style,but every man was Some kind of a suspect regarding the ripper era crimes. good video,good work,👍
Yes I used to talk to the street wordens in Bradford. They saw him as a danger
Well how interesting that this just popped up on my TH-cam. So in the 60s dad got a car. Anyway dad was born in Bradford or Bratford as he pronounced it. His mother was born on Titus street in Saltaire and the family spread into Wrose, Shipley, Bingley and Keighley. I distinctly remember seeing 'Jesus' in the park and was fascinated by his leather sandals. This has brought back some lovely memories for me. I remember the beautiful buildings in Bradford. How very interesting that cave is. Dad lived near the canal and his Grandparents would look after the children from the Barges whilst they were bringing coal from Newcastle I think. Where you are is an interesting part of the country with the caves. A hermit lived in that area many, many years ago. It could even have been that cave. You are braver than me. I would be frightened of falling and not being able to get out. Thank you for remembering Bradford Jesus. 🙏🏼
Thanks for your lovely words
Geoffrey seems to have been ever present around the streets of Bradford. He was always there with a wave and a smile. I was a student at Bradford Grammar School, it seemed that he was always walking past when we were waiting for the bus
Victoria Cave is at least 40 miles from Bradford, so how did he make the trip so far on a regular basis?
From the picture I don't recognise him. He was always wearing an outfit that looked like sackcloth, not the darker material he is wearing in the photo. And as I remember, he looked much older.
Maybe he started out at Victoria Cave, but he seems to have moved down to Bradford later on.
He didn't, it says what he did in the description and in the video.
He had a house in Baildon...the amazing thing about him was no matter where you go in UK..he would pop up..give you a wave..and it was supposed to be lucky.....you could be anywhere...there he would be😂😂😂 in all weathers..Monk gown and Jesus sandles.. fantastic legs for an old man...Who remembers OLD ANNA....
@@nicoladouglas3270 very true, an American ex- work colleague saw him in Central Leeds and was confused and stunned. Yes Old Anna - St Johns Market remember her well RIP.
Sweet and kindly done
Excellent video, very interesting 👍
@@lydon1970 Thanks for watching
This was fascinating thank you for sharing ❤
You are welcome
Did you come to Baildon Bank asking if this was the cave about 18 months ago? if so it was me you spoke to and I told you it was in Settle called Victoria cave.
@@kendy123456789 to be honest I can't remember I did alot of searching and I did go to Baildon too. If infact you did provide me with the details many many thanks.
Great video my friend and the plants you noted are lichen.
So nice of you, that part of the Cave was completely dark, my torch lit it up well!
I might go and have a look with friends and take my drone.
@@WAR-22 you'll get fantastic footage,views are breath taking.
Well found. You should have taken some string, though 😅 All the best buddy 👍
Thanks Matt! I was definately not prepared enough to need string to plot my way back to the entrance if indeed I ventured further 🫣
We used to ride this same route on our enduro motorcycles and if you follow that road it takes you out near malham tarn
Welcome fellow Biker! I used to do that same route on my CBR 600 years ago, great quiet routes in those days. Thank you for watching.
I saw him walking through Cleckheaton a few times over the years - no idea where he was headed…
I'm 69 years and when i was young i lived in Bierley, and was told that he lived in Bierley Woods in a Cave. Maybe he moved around? Very fascinating channel you have. Good luck!
Interesting - lucian romanowski- remember those stories from Bierley
We lived on Rook lane at Dudley hill and he always stopped at our house to fill up his cup with water and we always thought he lived in Brierley woods
Great video, 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Interesting 👍
He was all over Leeds too
Geoffrey was horrible. He used to scream abuse at my mum and her friends when they were school kids. He would verbally abuse some friends of mine (punks) when they were having a cig outside bars and minding their own and push people off pavements if they were in his way.
Used to see him walking through Skipton
We saw him in Halifax a few times.
@@angelathompson4298 amazing - didn't know he went to Halifax!
I remember seeing him in the 7s and possibly 80s when I lived in Bingley. He was simply known as Peter. I may have a photograph of him somewher that I took at a rally which may have been against nuclear weapons.. I shall try to find it.
Thanks good video
Glad you liked it
Good bugout cave if the world goes pop .👍
😅 good idea!
So a slightly oddball chap goes and lives in a cave waiting for the arch angel Gabriel to come and talk to him - were have I heard a similar story.
Why he went to that Cave in the middle of nowhere is reality his deep thoughts are a mystery and it's a shame he wasn't interviewed or wrote a book.
The man was a creep for sure. I was pregnant in town and he made gestures about my breasts. No joke. I was disgusted
Doesnt sound at all good. Hope you are well. Peace.
can you find his grave. I signed the book when he passed away. in bradford cathedral
I heard a rumour he was cremated at the last minute as there wasnt anyone who would pay for his grave at Undercliffe, might just be a rumour but i'll try verifying whether he was cremated.
..that would be scandalous if Bradford Council wouldn't have buried him and given Geoffrey a grave and headstone. After being such a prominent local figure to the people of Bradford for so many years. Probably known as a Bradfordian, to more of Bradfords people, than the likes of JB Priestley, David Hockney, Frederick Delius, Judi Dench, Brian Blessed, Kiki Dee, Zayn Malik and Dynamo all put together.
I do hope that this is not the case, and Bradford Council did pay for him to be buried and receive a grave that can be viewed and visited as a mark of respect.
I am originally from Middlesbrough but I went to Uni in Bradford in the early 70s. It was far enough away from home for the accent to be very different. Like all good Bradford students I developed a taste for curry that has not left me after 35 years in New Zealand. Frequenting the curry shops meant speaking to many people who had only a poor grasp of english and my grasp of their language was much worse. But it was interesting to hear them begin to speak english with a Bradford accent. The reason I mention this is that seeing the man speaking in this video he pbviously has either parents or grand parents who were born in either India or Pakistan or Bangladesh. he speaks with a Bradford accent but I can hear that it is subtly different from the accent I heard in the 70/80s. The way he pronounces "r"s is obviously influenced by his heritage. I would be interested to know if this small change has also passed onto the speakers whose whakapapa (As I say I live in New Zealand and whakapapa is a Māori word meaning family tree) is hundreds of years in West Yorkshire. Language is a very fluid thing
Thanks for the interesting observation, Imtiaz's parents are Pashtoons from the Afghan/Pakistan border - shown in the 1897 lost British Soldiers graveyard be produced. Bradford has a very small Pashtoon Community. He is Bradford born and bred but worked around the country hence the dilution of the broad Bradford accent.
No wood for a fire in that landscape….I wonder how he boiled water and kept warm
I recognise that cave.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Just be careful. A white rabbit doesn't jump out and rip your wind pipe out. 😅
What about peg leg who sold matches and old Annie yodelling 👍
Old Anna is forever remember her by the veg shop - good old days
We met him when I was about ten in the late 90s in Shipley lovely man it was outside Woodend middle after we finished school one day all of use thort have we gone back in time or something and were fascinated by him , but I was told by my dad head been a hermit/ monk for years and apparently my granddad knew him before that or something he's become this myth to multiple generations I wasn't Shure it was the same man.
I hope he was paying Council Tax on that.
@@WillScarlet1991 Band H ...£4k a year 🤣
I hate to blow the myth about him living in a cave but he actually lived in a detached house in Baildon.
@@davidmilner5966 Well said. The cave he was living in was for a short period in the 1960s.
Didn’t he have a cave/den in Baildon area ??
He lived in a house in Baildon
I heard he lived in a cave on Baildon Moor aswel
He once snarled at my . Street wardens told me he was dangerous
Which tells you all you need to know about idiocracy and ‘street wardens’ - talk about bottom feeders
Nice . But wen did he pass away and were is his grave? Were is he buried?
Think he was cremated
I heard he was a very, very naughty man…..
Twitter, QAnon?
To be honest that doesn't surprise me..these monks was quite brutal in kids homes too ..I had a mate who was in one..got asked a few yes ago when adult if he was prepared to press charges ..but he didn't want to take it up again .. probably ashamed too ..anyway sadly he died a couple of yrs bk ..before he could have chance to change his mind ..
@@kevinwalton4538my mum, friends, colleagues and myself have witnessed Geoffrey being an absolute vicious arsehole on more than one occasion. He pushed a colleague of mine into the road so he could carry on walking, mum used to be terrified of him as a kid at school because he would shout abuse at Catholic school girls. He had an untreated mental illness and was cruel because of it. Thats it.
I used to talk to the street wordens in Bradford, at let me say he was a danger
interesting.
This is Settle, not Bradford
Any signs of Jesus I've heard people say they've been in caves and they seen Jesus
Jesus does not appear in caves
Can't say Jesus has been seen in a Cave
I WALK PAST THE QUEEN EVERY WEEKDAY ON WAY TO WORK - HE HAS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WALL OF QUEEN PUB - THERES NOW A LAS STENCIL - WHAT HAPPENED ?
I believe Landlady classed it as an illegal use of the wall and had the paintimg replaced. The artist Chris Brewster painted Jesus mans head over the face of the replaced painting:
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He walked out on his wife and kids
@4:50 he didn't walk he floated lol
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Must have done as it was actually dangerous and quite scary walking up that hill!
I met the Jesus man a few times. Once as a child, a teenager and then an adult.
@@nadiasawicki4108and did you noticed in the bad weather he never wore a coat, gloves or ever used an brolley!
Am touching 50 hahahah
Miss this Legend first time i saw him was 1990 and my mum and dad used to see him in the 1960s and my Son used to see him in 2014
We called him creeping Jesus
@@nigelblaymires4668 there's definitely a wide of range of opinions out there on Geoffrey Brindley! Thanks for watching.