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David Bedford took 118 118 to court because he claimed that there adverts were based on his image. In a court of law 118 118 said that thier adverts where based on Steve Prefontaine see bbc http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3166092.stm so I think its best that the information about Grenville Tuck is left out until he takes 118 118 to court and wins the case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.173.86.208 (talk) 09:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

From the Kingston Informer October 17

WE HAVE GOT YOUR NUMBER! Brothers claim telephone directory firm ripped off their images for TV ads, by Tim Abbot t Identical twins who sport long, dark hair and moustaches say a cult TV advert has stolen their image and caused them to be taunted on their daily runs.

Grenville and Graham Tuck, 52, claim directory enquiry service The Number has copied the distinctive look they adopted in their 1970s running heyday.

Father-of-three Grenville, a caretaker at Coombe Hill Junior School in Coombe Lane West, Kingston, still competes and has his ears assaulted with 118 118 catchphrases on his training runs.

Steeplechaser Graham. A milkman on the Isle of Wight, recently even shaved off his moustache to escape the taunts.

Grenville, of Hercules Wimbledon, said, "We used to look like the men in the adverts with longish hair and moustaches. It was the trend at the time."

"Now when I go for a run people shout 'I've got your number' at me."

"And it's even worse when I go to see my brother because there are two of us running and we get loads of people shouting at us."

They say they may now even follow in the footsteps of fellow athlete David Bedford who is suing The Number claiming the moustachioed athletes were based on him.

Grenville said, "If there was just one runner in the adverts then you would think it was David Bedford. But the adverts uses a pair of twins, which looks just like us in the 1970s."

"I'm not the type of person that gets annoyed. It's all good fun - but some people might get a bit agitated."

Grenville was involved in the first London Marathon and is credited with being one of the runners who contributed to the British dominance of distance running at the time.

The twins were managers at sports equipment chain Sweatshop, owned by Hugh Brasher (the son of late runner Chris Brasher) and based in Station Road, Hampton. Grenville spent 14 years at the Teddington branch in Broad Street, while Graham managed another Teddington branch.

A spokesman for The Number said: "The concept of the runners is based on 1970s sports stars in general and if you look at 1970s sports stars, they all had silly hair and moustaches."

"When the adverts were commissioned, the inspiration was an American athlete called Steve Prefontaine."

(Ed: By a strange coincidence. at the opening Surrey League fixture in Richmond Park the results were somewhat delayed as two runners were both wearing the number 118!)

There is also a legal page for them if one types grenville tuck 118 on google, however to view it, one woill need to pay $49.95 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Man2392 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

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Galsworthy: birth place vs family residence
@EAG54: Greetings, and thanks for your recent edit. I used to live at Coombe Neville, so this is a topic near and dear to my heart. Your edit brings up an issue that has long puzzled me. Do you have a citation to a reliable source to support your statement about Galsworthy's family living at Coombe Croft? I ask because the notable Residents Section says Galsworthy "was born in a house on Kingston Hill called Parkfield" with a citation to support it. Two different houses, or one and the same? To avoid reader confusion, I think we should combine the two statements to clarify whatever the facts may be. Some of the large properties in Coombe went by differing names over the years, so this could get complicated. Regards, BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 15:26, 8 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, I am new to editing on Wikipedia so am delighted to see someone picked up my addition about Parkfield. JG was born at Parkfield (on the left of the main Kingston Hill road going towards Kingston Vale). His father later bought property on the Coombe estate side of the Hill which the family lived in for varying periods and he built new homes which they lived in  then sold to wealthy business men and bankers. He built houses, lived in them  and then sold them on. The best book to explain all this is "A Fair and High Locality" by Panizzo and Lown pages 29-30. It is complicated as you say as the house names changed over time too. Parkfield was a temporary residence after moving from London. The family's first home was Coombe Warren, they renamed it  Coombe Leigh and lived there 1875-8 ad 1881-86. To quote from the book "in between they lived at their 3rd house Coombe Croft, now Rokeby School". Being new to editing it seemed over complicating to put all this detail in! EAG54 (talk) 18:38, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for the revised text. Now that I think about it, I actually have a copy of that book somewhere! If you haven't done so already, check out the old Ordnance Survey maps. They're remarkably detailed. You can view them on the internet. Regards, BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 12:07, 10 December 2023 (UTC)