GEORGE PARR
A plaque commemorating the life of George Parr was unveiled on 24 February 2021 on the wall of The Manor House where he was born. Photograph above of George Parr (right) and Richard Daft.
George played cricket for the village, then Nottinghamshire and finally captained the All England X1, he was affectionally known in the cricket world as ‘The Lion of the North’. The plaque was presented to the village by Heather Watts, a local resident, whose late husband David was a cricket lover.
Marion Caunt and Val Cook of the Radcliffe on Trent Local History Society produced a book ‘ A history of The Manor House from 1749 to 2017’ available to purchase. Click here to contact us.
