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Gornal's famous

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Chronicled here are some of the famous who were born, lived or made their mark in past history.

John Johnson Shaw Co-invented the Milne-Shaw Seismograph.
John Johnson Shaw Co-invented the Milne-Shaw Seismograph.
The Original Four Black Country Singing Miners.
The Original Four Black Country Singing Miners.
John Turton Fereday. Ellowes Hall.
John Turton Fereday. Ellowes Hall.
James Yates Rooker Vicar of St. James the Great.
James Yates Rooker Vicar of St. James the Great.
John Lloyd Gibbons. Of Ellowes Hall
John Lloyd Gibbons. Of Ellowes Hall
George Kirby The Champion Sprinter from Gornal.
George Kirby The Champion Sprinter from Gornal.