Downstream

him, he died a couple of years
before I was born, but he was
well known in town and
people often say they were
taught by him, including my
wife’s mother.’ Albert was
also an escapologist who did
demonstrations off the pier,
with his feet tied, and Brian
started researching him as
well. ‘The local paper had a
load of stuff; he was a bit of a
self-publicist, although he
doesn’t seem to have