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What Part of England Did Rupert the Bear and Bill Badger Live In?

Does anyone know? Can you tell from the scenery?

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by Anonymousreply 6February 21, 2019 10:51 PM

His creator is from Canterbury. I always pictured him with a posh London accent.

by Anonymousreply 1February 17, 2019 8:05 PM

According to the Wikipedia article on Rupert Bear, Alfred Bestall who drew and wrote it from 1935 to 1974 based the scenery on the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales, the Sussex Weald and East Devon.

by Anonymousreply 2February 21, 2019 8:24 PM

What a wonderfully left field topic to come across on DL. Thank you.

by Anonymousreply 3February 21, 2019 8:26 PM

That's an interesting question because I would say that Kent and Sussex sound most logical.

The only fly in the ointment is Rupert's trousers or trews. Those are MacLeod tartan from the isle of Lewis on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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by Anonymousreply 4February 21, 2019 9:15 PM

Apparently he’s neighbors with McCartney.

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by Anonymousreply 5February 21, 2019 9:46 PM

Well McCartney live in Rye, so the Sussex connection sounds correct then.

by Anonymousreply 6February 21, 2019 10:51 PM
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