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4 unusual facts about Olton


A Trip to Marineville

All tracks except "Vertical Slum", "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" and "Steven Does" were recorded in Woodbine Mobile Recording Studio in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England on 28–29 December 1978, 15 and 17 February 1979 and 15–17 April 1979. "Vertical Slum" was recorded at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge, England on 14 September 1977. "My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner" and "Steven Does" were recorded in Phones B. Sportsman's bedroom in Olton in July 1977.

Lowe's Market

In 1964, Bud Lowe opened the first Lowe's Market grocery store in Olton, Texas, a small grocery market.

Motorboat

Lanchester built the launch in the garden of his home in Olton, Warwickshire.

Peter Paphides

In 1979, the family moved to the suburb of Olton, where his father ran the 'King Fisher' (now 'George's Fish Bar').


GWR 4900 Class

In the Harry Potter films, No. 5972 Olton Hall is used to pull the Hogwarts Express.

5972 Olton Hall has during her mainline career being used in the Famous Harry Potter Film series taking the young witches and wizards from Kings Cross in London to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry.


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