Noteworthy

[donnakebab]

Edward Teach (Blackbeard), Dick Turpin (with Black Bess of course), Mary Ann Cotton (poisoned loads of people) and Mary Read with Ann Bonney (both female pirates).

Can't decide which person would go on which note.

[veggiechicken]

Why does it have to be people - why not great discoveries or landmarks or trees or greenhouses or garden gnomes or............ (Yes its raining again and my mind has gone)

[VirginVegGrower]

Why does it have to be people - why not great discoveries or landmarks or trees or greenhouses or garden gnomes or............ (Yes its raining again and my mind has gone)

Must be rusting I get that too!!

[donnakebab]

Animals would be good. Ones that have historically helped people. Like the Shire or Dray Horse, Sheep dogs, Domestic cat (keeping rat population down) and Falcons (pest deterrent and they look good).

I have deliberately excluded animals that we eat VC.

[dominic10]

On a serious note (no pun intended) R J Mitchell not only because he designed the Spitfire but because he did it while he was dying of cancer. He also went to Hanley High School in Stoke on Trent and gained qualifications through night school so a self made man also.

[Mikey]

Hang on...the Queen is on banknotes because she's still alive - why does everyone else have to be dead?

She doesn't like the competition.

I'd go with Aneurin Bevan (NHS), Richard Ap Meurig (from who America got its name), Donald Watts Davies (father of the internet), T E Lawrence (lawrence of Arabia), Benjamin Hall (who big ben was named after) Anthony Hopkins, Clough William Ellis (creator of portmeirion), Joe Calzaghe (boxer undefeated), Nicole Cooke (cyclist), John Charles (footballer), Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Michael Sheen, Rhod Gilbert

Some of you may note a common theme.

WALES!!!

[veggiechicken]

Like that list Mikey, Maybe we should ask for bi-lingual bank notes while we're about it!

[Matt94]

I think it should still be the queen - but cartoonised (is that a word?)

[veggiechicken]

I think it should still be the queen - but cartoonised (is that a word?)

It is now, Matt.

[VirginVegGrower]

OK now I want St George, his dragon (green, not red), whoever invented fish and chips, whoever invented beer, whoever invented knotted hankies, whoever invented sticks of rock...I'm only kidding MW and VC.
I think British iconic cars would be good. TVR before the Ruskies got it. Jaguar E Type and the beautiful Mark 2. The Frog Eye Sprite (Austin Healey)! Lotus - any. Rolls-Royce. Any other Austin Healey. Morgan. Aston Martin...I'm now drooling!

[Matt94]

OK now I want St George, his dragon (green, not red), whoever invented fish and chips, whoever invented beer, whoever invented knotted hankies, whoever invented sticks of rock...I'm only kidding MW and VC.

i was going to like your post due to you saying the man who invented fish and chips - but then you had to ruin it by saying only kidding

[Peas'n'Kews]

How about Joesph Bazalgette (pronounced Basil jet)?

He designed and built London's sewer system, without him we'd be swimming in S$%t!!

Bazalgette: London’s Greatest Engineer « London Historians' Blog

[VirginVegGrower]

i was going to like your post due to you saying the man who invented fish and chips - but then you had to ruin it by saying only kidding

I'm not really...shhhh!

[VirginVegGrower]

How about Joesph Bazalgette (pronounced Basil jet)?

He designed and built London's sewer system, without him we'd be swimming in S$%t!!

Bazalgette: London’s Greatest Engineer « London Historians' Blog

Somebody else would have done it...the Romans had already sorted water. Talking of which I'd like to thank a few Italians, basil, mozzarella, Parmesan, pizzas, pasta, Nero d'Avola, Barolo, et al.

[cardiffsteve]

...the Romans had already sorted water.

What have the Romans ever done for us?

Should put george osborne dressed, as robin hood, on the money because thats the last we will see of our money.

Little bit of politics there!