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AS POSTED ON THE Facebook PCASuk Fan Page THIS MORNING . . .  A VERY STRANGE THING HAPPENED LAST WEEK! PCASuk follower, Paul Charing is a grandson of a retired GP and discovered something weird last week. His Grandad had a practice, in London for the last 45 years, and and when he graduated many years ago, HIS mother, Mrs Uno April Statione, bought him a doctor's leather bag, a Gladstone bag as a gift, from an antique shop out of town... Although, Doctor Statione thought he wouldn't have any use of such a bag, he actually used the bag most days, and was quite fond of it, even though it was well worn when he got it and had obviously belonged to someone else, who had also got good wear out of! But after all these years, what surprised the grandson one day, was when he noticed worn away and faded into the leather, was some faint lettering on the doctor's case. 

 

HE TOLD HIS GRANDAD STATIONE, who told him that the lettering had never bothered him because, it was faded even back then and that HIS full name was Wallace 'Robert' Statione...which was weirdly the same initials as the bag lettering! Now, Paul is a film buff, loves old movies, loves Peter Cushing films... and very much surprised the good doctor, when he told him, WHO the bag's initials stood for and the connection of W. G. S.... Doctor Station said, he very surprised, and was proud to own such an interesting 'film prop' from Peter Cushing's 'Dr Terror's House of Horror's' film of 1965 .... It was at this point, Paul got in touch with us and asked if we knew anyone, who being a fan of Peter Cushing or Amicus films, might be interested in purchasing it for their collection? I thought there would be many takers, so asked him to send me some photographs.

 

HE AGREED TO DO SO, but when he looked in the cupboard under the stairs where his grandad kept the bag / case... it had GONE! After all these years, vanished! It's not turned up since... It's such a shame, he thought he was on TRACK, to make some spare lolly, and was STEAMING mad it had just disappeared... he had turned the HOUSE upside down looking for it, in the CELLAR, in the garden under the IVY, behind grandad's TRUMPET and JAZZ records, behind his record player DECK, his hobby art PAINTINGS in the attic... He thought his grandad had hidden it, because he likes to play tricks. ... he can be a right TERROR and a CARD. But no, it's gone! How weird! That's FATE I guess.... 😉😈 - Marcus

 

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NEWS: SATURDAY APRIL 1st 2017:  Peter Cushing's former home in Whitstable, Kent is to be moved 'brick-by brick' to a Dracula theme park in Transylvania, Romania later this year. The beautiful beach front home in Sea-Salter, Whitstable was home to the actor Peter Cushing and his wife, Helen from the late 1950's. The house attracts many visitors through-out the year, who want to take a snap of the 'blue-plaque' home that was once residence to the actor who is famous for having played the Dracula's nemesis and vampire hunter, Van Helsing in FIVE Hammer horror films.

 

Spokesperson for the Romanian Tourist Board, Ivan Youon said in a press release today, 'We are very excited and honored to soon have what was Peter Cushing's home in our theme park. We know it draws hundreds of tourists who want to see it every year in Whitstable. We have been in secret talks with the town council for many, many months, and now I can't believe, it is really about to happen. This summer we will under-take a huge exercise in moving the house to the site at our Dracula Theme Park, here in Transylvania, brick by brick. It is a very long, expensive and complicated process, but we were very successful in moving a summer house and garden shed from the one of Bram Stoker's homes a few years ago. Bram Stoker was the author of the novel Dracula and our museum at the park holds many rare items from Stoker's life, his writing desk, his bed and his beard grooming comb. The museum also holds many items and props that were used in the Hammer Dracula films: Dracula's cloak, used in the 1958 classic 'The Horror of Dracula', Christopher Lee's tooth brush,and a rare cinema poster from the film, thought to be worth £30,000. 'Cushing's home will be the perfect addition to the other Dracula themed attractions we have at the park' said Ivan.'I think it will be very popular' Work is expected to start on the site next month. Whitstable Town Council were unavailable for comment when this went item to post. - Marcus

 

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