Fred Archer
(1857-1886)
Died aged c. 29
Wikidata WikipediaFrederick James Archer (11 January 1857 – 8 November 1886), also known by the nickname The Tin Man, was an English flat race jockey of the Victorian era, described as "the best all-round jockey that the turf has ever seen". He was Champion Jockey for 13 consecutive years until 1886, riding 2,748 winners from 8,084 starts, in so doing setting records for the number of Champion Jockey titles (13), number of wins in a season (246) and number of race wins (2748) which remained unthreatened until the arrival of Steve Donoghue and Sir Gordon Richards well into the 20th century. Delirious from wasting and the loss of his wife during childbirth, he committed suicide at the age of 29.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Fred Archer the famous jockey was born in this house on Jan. 11th 1857
St. George’s Cottage, St George’s Place, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they was born (1857)
The Horse and Jockey Originally one of three thatched cottages, a beer house - 'The Colliers' - is recorded here by 1840. The inn sign probably refers to Fred Archer, Champion Jockey who raced at Bangor-on-Dee. Yr Horse and Jockey Un o dri bwthyn to gwellt oedd hwn yn wreiddiol ac erbyn 1840 ceir cofnod fod yma dy cwrw - 'The Colliers', mae'n debygol fod arwydd y dafarn yn cyfeirio at Fred Archer, pencampwr joci a fu'n rasio ym Mangor Is-y-Coed.
English translation: The Horse and Jockey Originally one of three thatched cottages, a beer house - 'The Colliers' - is recorded here in 1840. The inn sign probably refers to Fred Archer, Champion Jockey who raced at Bangor-on-Dee. The Horse and Jockey This was originally one of three thatched cottages and by 1840 there is a record of your beer here - 'The Colliers', it is likely that the pub sign refers to Fred Archer, a jockey champion who raced in Bangor Issycoed. [AWS Translate]
The Horse and Jockey - Hope Street, Wrexham, United Kingdom where they referred