Sarah Elizabeth Cox

@oispooky.bsky.social

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🥊 1880s boxing+wrestling historian 📕 THE DEVILS' DANCE FLOOR (Duckworth '27) ✍🏻 Hezekiah Moscow, Alec Munroe, Sugar Goodson, Wannop, Smith, Ball &c. 👊🏻 Write fight books raise dinosaur child 👩🏻‍💻 Science charity PR boss 🏖️ Clacton 💚 www.grapplingwithhistory.com

Screenshot from Clacton Gazette homepage showing a dog enjoying a shower above the headline 'Business - New self-service dog washing facility opens'
Absolute shit. Some sort of Binface propaganda, which is a good thing don't get me wrong, but this isn't Clacton!!!
Sarah and her small blond son sit on orange plastic buckets which weren't as sturdy as they look, while drumming in a drumming circle
The story of father of 13 and artist Robert Lenkiewicz who really had a thing for keeping corpses in his home, the nutter.
Screenshot from everyone is god party website reads: we are the only political party in the world that uncompromisingly follows all moral values
Sarah in a black fedora (??? no, what are they called? a wide-brimmed goth hat), black coat and yellow sweater poses with Joan Collins after queueing in Selfridges' book shop basement alongisde loads of fabulous gay lads to meet her in 2018. Joan is divine. She complimented me on my lipstick, which funnily enough was Lady Joan from the Joan Collins range. God I love Joan Collins.
Sarah with medium brown straight hair, brown top, holds a photo of Joan Collins. She looks nothing like Joan Collins. God she wishes she looked like Joan Collins.
A white piece of paper with three small black strips glued to it wonkily. I've been informed that it is a piano. It is held next to a piano in this photograph so you can judge it's accuracy for yourself.
Photo of a photo of Ceri Hughes, an early 1990s football player who was very pretty!!!
Display in Clacton museum at West Clacton library, a caption card reads: Ameriah Ogles, Hacker Westbroom and Belzorah Feedham were buried in St Johns Churchyard and also Taster Bagley, who in the 1860s was landlord of the Ship Inn. Courtesy of Clacton Local History Society.
Photo of a text caption from the Clacton Museum in Clacton West Library, describing John Bantoft a 7ft 4 man who lived behind Clacton Post Office in the 1700s and was known to smuggle silk, tea and tobacco and hide them in the cemetery. After he died in 1807, three villagers were arrested for damaging gravestones, probably because they were looking for his last load of goods. Great story!! Courtesy of Clacton Local History Society.
Blond two and a half year old in blue striped jumpsuit and grey trainers sits on decking pointing out to water and greenery. A large piece of wood for mooring small boats pokes out the ground, appearing (to a two and a half year old) like the head and neck of a diplodocus.
Screenshot of a guardian article. A local who saw Farage do his quick photo op in Frinton during the week describes him as looking "rather rattled"
Vote Binface Not Frogface written in chalk on seafront wall
Vote Bin Face in pink and blue chalk on floor
Screen grab of poster in London with Farage face and caption I WAS GIVEN £5M AND DIDNT DECLARE IT. I've blocked out his face with a Clacton on Sea location sign.
black pen capital letters on white building site hoarding - IT'S TIME TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH... VOTE BINFACE
The joke candidate for Clacton MP outside the pub on Connaught Av. Frinton, speaking to posh supporters in bad hats. His usual tattooed minder stands in the foreground, not seeing the funny side of a toddler's banter.
Small blond boy in delightful Next sale blue romper suit having the time of his life sliding down a large inflatable TITANIC (yes, the big boat loads of people died on / near).
Photo of a new bubble tea and milkshake (*snort*) shop in Clacton on Sea called Clacton on Tea.
Trans Lives Matter written in green chalk on the seafront path
Black and white photograph of young Johnny Briggs in smart suit
Small blond toddler boy soaking wet with ever present dino toy in hand
Photo of a part of the Thames. Lambeth in the distance. The waters where edward drowned
screengrab from tendring district council insta. pic of pride flag from video. text reads: The Pride flag is flying above Clacton Town Hall today as we mark Pride Month. It’s a simple, one-day gesture of recognition and support for residents, staff and visitors who are part of, or connected to, the LGBTQ+ community. We’re proud to stand alongside everyone who calls Tendring home — and to support the wider celebrations taking place locally, including Clacton Pride’s Family Festival at West Greensward, Marine Parade West, on Saturday, 27 June, from 11am until late. 🏳️‍🌈
Sarah and Lisa take a selfie at DAM conference. Lisa has a fabulous pink bob.
Sarah takes a selfie in front of a PowerPoint showing Hezekiah Moscow
Left; Malachi Kirby, a young Black british actor, poses for a scene in A Thousand Blows in which he plays Hezekiah Moscow, a young Caribbean-born Black or mixed heritage boxer. Sirtless, white tights, fists raised. It is the 1880s. He's against a painted backdrop of palms in a photographer's studio. Right; The real Hezekiah Moscow in the same pose.
A navy blue toddler's shorts and t-shirt laid out soaking wet on a balcony absolutely coated in glitter
A two year old blond boy in his pram from behind wearing dungarees and a no.10 BELLINGHAM England football shirt. He is holding an emotional support dinosaur in each hand.
Gleaming spotless ENORMOUS bright baby blue Cadillac parked next to a bin on Connaught Avenue, Frinton. It looks like it's photoshopped in, but can assure you it is real.
A 39yr old woman with sweaty hair and a headset takes a selfie in an attic. Not a loft conversion kinda thing. She is literally just sat in her attic.
Close up of a small plastic chicken being held by a little toddler arm in a paddling pool
Luton News and Dunstable Gazette editor John Buckledee and my dad Geoff Cox in white shirts and ties - dad is holding a mocked up Luton News front page with the headline News Editor in 25-year horror ordeal
Sally and Alf - Alf in beige cardigan and smart trousers, brown button up polo shirt, cross armed on a bench. Sally in simple light blue polo sweater and black trousers
A couple in their 50s on holiday in front of the sea wear smart button up shirts and trousers, and matching sunglasses
Quote from some whack job Reform councillor who has resigned due to laziness, and has also been criticised for his social media posts. He said: In the same way Lady Gaga wore a meat suit to try and get more engagement, this was my way of saying something a bit controversial
Completely still calm blue warm ocean, golden sand, blue cloudless sky. A swim ensued shortly after this photo!
Massive fire in a bar and hotel that was just about to open. A van for Brit Systems - a business that does the electrical contracts for buildings - is semi exploded outside.
Blue card folded at the top to look like a collar. A tie shape is dotted with colourful finger paint blobs. Caption says Made with little fingers and lots of love Happy Fathers Day 😂
Beautiful colourful flowers on a patch of earth 2ft X 2ft in the paving
One page article in a local newspaper/mag. Sketch of an Edwardian female wrestler, headline MAY THE FORCE
American newspaper clip from 1906. A statuesque female wrestler, the 6ft 2, 252lb Miss Juno May from Brockley, London, wears white blouse and black trousers and leather boot. She poses with a stern expression and hands behind her head. Headline reads SIX FOOT THRILLER IS COMINF FROM LONDON
Clip from The Globe newspaper 5 June 1897 The Royal Aquarium will have on Monday the usual monster programme, beginning at 10 a.m., closing at 11.30 p.m., and including on this occasion the performances of French lady-wrestler (with a bear), a living giantess (nearly 8ft. high and only 17. years old), singing cats, topsy-turvy dancers, a feminine quick-change artist, conjurors, ventriloquists, gymnasts, acrobats, divers, bicyclists, and so forth.
Photo of Malachi Kirby on TV playing Hezekiah Moscow in A Thousand Blows - a young Black actor in white Victorian boxing tights with fists raised. On the right, the real photo of Hezekiah Moscow which started this whole crazy life.
Photo of the front of a Victorian terrace property. A neon green bashed up human mannequin lies on top of black bin bags of shit next to a cut out bunny thingy on sticks (??)
A 17yr old girl in too much makeup lies on a bed in front of her KISS and Johnny Cash posters
Poster for Clacton Live Presents REGGAE WEEKENDER Free entry, lice music, food, drink on Clacton Pier 13-14 June
Cover of Harpers magazine featuring a fierce model with bright red lipstick, gloves, jewellery over the gloves, more jewellery, some sort of black funnel neck jacket. Articles include THE MODERN BATHROOM IN DEPTH and THE NOISIEST PEOPLE IN BRITAIN, plus loads of celebs I've never heard of.
A delightfully muscular white male boxer in his early 20s poses shirtless with fists raised for a studio photo taken around 1885. His absurdly large thighs and...uh... general bit in between... are clothed, very very flatteringly, in white flannel tights.
Clip from the Guarian. It reads: Prosecutors accused Lee of asking ChatGPT how to get medical help without calling the police. He asked the AI assistant whether a fall could cause bruising to two eyes and “two stabby looking wounds,” according to evidence presented in court.
Double rainbow over the ocean and wind farm (fuck you Farage) off the Clacton coast.
A pile of mostly oval shaped pebbles covers an ugly manhole cover. The head of a small blond boy, enraptured, can be seen poking them.
Photo of a vintage wrestling poster, headliners KENDO NAGASAKI, WAYNE BRIDGES, PETE ROBERTS, PSYCHO STEVENS, TOM TYRONE, LEE BRONSON, Princes Theatre
Terrifying ventriloquist dummy in a cabinet, captioned This is Filbert! He belonged to Clown Bertram and first appeared on Clacton Pier shows in 1922 but is likely older
Vintage poster of a glam young blond woman, 1960s typeface CLACTON ON SEA heading, shots of manicured flower gardens (they still look pretty good in 2026!!) and tagline The Health and Pleasure Show-Bizzy Holiday Town!
Photo of the IKEA KAFFEREP Gooey cocoa and chocolate cake box.
Picture of a parakeet sitting on the handle of a front door. The caption reads: The parakeet has been pictured sitting on the handle of Chrissane's front door.
Sarah poses by a weir in exceptionally wide leg trousers
A Mr Blobby birthday cake. He has a line of red jam down his belly like he's just been sliced neck to Blobby bits by an anatomical pathology technician