https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Burnel_PenhaulBurnel Penhaul - Revision history2026-07-15T15:58:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.1https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=37890&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 18:00, 27 March 20162016-03-27T18:00:08Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the 1997 General Election he stood against Neil Hamilton and Martin Bell and seven other candidates in [[Tatton]]. Although he was on the ballot paper as Burnel Penhaul he campaigned as "Miss Moneypenny's Glamorous One Party". During the campaign he gave out photocopies of five pound notes as a comment on the allegations against Neil Hamilton of taking cash for putting parliamentary questions. He came fifth <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oout </del>of ten candidates, with 128 votes out of the 48,792 cast, and lost his deposit.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the 1997 General Election he stood against Neil Hamilton and Martin Bell and seven other candidates in [[Tatton]]. Although he was on the ballot paper as Burnel Penhaul he campaigned as "Miss Moneypenny's Glamorous One Party". During the campaign he gave out photocopies of five pound notes as a comment on the allegations against Neil Hamilton of taking cash for putting parliamentary questions. He came fifth <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">out </ins>of ten candidates, with 128 votes out of the 48,792 cast, and lost his deposit.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=37889&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 17:59, 27 March 20162016-03-27T17:59:47Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University, [[Birmingham]] and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in [[Cardiff]]. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Aston University<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, [[Birmingham]] and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in [[Cardiff]]. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He became a regular at Kinky Gerlinky. Other clubs began to ask him to host their entertainment, including The [[Mud Club]], God's Kitchen, The Sex Maniac's Ball, Gatecrasher, Fruit Machine, and Miss Moneypenny's, [[Birmingham]]. He appeared in oversized surreal outfits with cultural allusions and added gadgets. His creations included a version of Botticelli's ''Birth of Venus'', ''Princess Di – Candle Up Ya Bum'', and ''Blue Britannia''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He became a regular at <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Kinky Gerlinky<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>. Other clubs began to ask him to host their entertainment, including The [[Mud Club]], God's Kitchen, The Sex Maniac's Ball, Gatecrasher, Fruit Machine, and Miss Moneypenny's, [[Birmingham]]. He appeared in oversized surreal outfits with cultural allusions and added gadgets. His creations included a version of Botticelli's ''Birth of Venus'', ''Princess Di – Candle Up Ya Bum'', and ''Blue Britannia''.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27772&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 15:12, 1 May 20142014-05-01T15:12:13Z<p></p>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27771&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 15:09, 1 May 20142014-05-01T15:09:02Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in Cardiff. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, [[Birmingham]] </ins>and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Cardiff<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27770&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 14:52, 1 May 20142014-05-01T14:52:45Z<p></p>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27769&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 14:50, 1 May 20142014-05-01T14:50:10Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>People who met Burnel out of costume thought he was quiet and reserved, but that was because he found most things not worth commenting on. He was utterly disillusioned, unable to see how we can obey laws which are based on people's prejudices. Either Burnel or Transformer always turned up at protests for sexual freedom or equality.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>People who met Burnel out of costume thought he was quiet and reserved, but that was because he found most things not worth commenting on. He was utterly disillusioned, unable to see how we can obey laws which are based on people's prejudices. Either Burnel or Transformer always turned up at protests for sexual freedom or equality.</div></td></tr>
</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27765&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 14:39, 1 May 20142014-05-01T14:39:09Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He became a regular at Kinky Gerlinky. Other clubs began to ask him to host their entertainment, including The Mud Club, God's Kitchen, The Sex Maniac's Ball, Gatecrasher, Fruit Machine, and Miss Moneypenny's. He appeared in oversized surreal outfits with cultural allusions and added gadgets. His creations included a version of Botticelli's ''Birth of Venus'', ''Princess Di – Candle Up Ya Bum'', and ''Blue Britannia''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He became a regular at Kinky Gerlinky. Other clubs began to ask him to host their entertainment, including The Mud Club, God's Kitchen, The Sex Maniac's Ball, Gatecrasher, Fruit Machine, and Miss Moneypenny's<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, [[Birmingham]]</ins>. He appeared in oversized surreal outfits with cultural allusions and added gadgets. His creations included a version of Botticelli's ''Birth of Venus'', ''Princess Di – Candle Up Ya Bum'', and ''Blue Britannia''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He was crowned Alternative Miss World twice: in 1991 as "Miss Gale Force Wind", and in 1995 as "Mademoiselle Jean D'Arc". He took part in the Untamed Fashion Assembly in Riga, Latvia, in 1992. He also appeared at [[Pride]] marches and in pop videos.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He was crowned Alternative Miss World twice: in 1991 as "Miss Gale Force Wind", and in 1995 as "Mademoiselle Jean D'Arc". He took part in the Untamed Fashion Assembly in Riga, Latvia, in 1992. He also appeared at [[Pride]] marches and in pop videos.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27763&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 14:35, 1 May 20142014-05-01T14:35:37Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Burnel Penhaul''' (<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1964&ndash;2002</del>, known as '''Transformer''') was a club entertainer and performance artist.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Burnel Penhaul''' (<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1964–2002</ins>, known as '''Transformer''') was a club entertainer and performance artist.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in Cardiff. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in Cardiff. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He became a regular at Kinky Gerlinky. Other clubs began to ask him to host their entertainment, including The Mud Club, God's Kitchen, The Sex Maniac's Ball, Gatecrasher, Fruit Machine, and Miss Moneypenny's. He appeared in oversized surreal outfits with cultural allusions and added gadgets. His creations included a version of Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Princess Di <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- </del>Candle Up Ya Bum, and Blue Britannia.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He became a regular at Kinky Gerlinky. Other clubs began to ask him to host their entertainment, including The Mud Club, God's Kitchen, The Sex Maniac's Ball, Gatecrasher, Fruit Machine, and Miss Moneypenny's. He appeared in oversized surreal outfits with cultural allusions and added gadgets. His creations included a version of Botticelli's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>Birth of Venus<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>Princess Di <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">– </ins>Candle Up Ya Bum<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>Blue Britannia<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He was crowned Alternative Miss World twice: in 1991 as Miss Gale Force Wind, and in 1995 as Mademoiselle Jean D'Arc. He took part in the Untamed Fashion Assembly in Riga, Latvia, in 1992. He also appeared at Pride marches and in pop videos.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He was crowned Alternative Miss World twice: in 1991 as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>Miss Gale Force Wind<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>, and in 1995 as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>Mademoiselle Jean D'Arc<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>. He took part in the Untamed Fashion Assembly in Riga, Latvia, in 1992. He also appeared at <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Pride<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>marches and in pop videos.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the 1997 General Election he stood against Neil Hamilton and Martin Bell and seven other candidates in Tatton. Although he was on the ballot paper as Burnel Penhaul he campaigned as Miss Moneypenny. During the campaign he gave out photocopies of five pound notes as a comment on the allegations against Neil Hamilton of taking cash for putting parliamentary questions. He got 128 votes out of the 48,792 cast and lost his deposit.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the 1997 General Election he stood against Neil Hamilton and Martin Bell and seven other candidates in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Tatton<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>. Although he was on the ballot paper as Burnel Penhaul he campaigned as Miss Moneypenny. During the campaign he gave out photocopies of five pound notes as a comment on the allegations against Neil Hamilton of taking cash for putting parliamentary questions. He got 128 votes out of the 48,792 cast and lost his deposit.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>People who met Burnel out of costume thought he was quiet and reserved, but that was because he found most things not worth commenting on. He was utterly disillusioned, unable to see how we can obey laws which are based on people's prejudices. Either Burnel or Transformer always turned up at protests for sexual freedom or equality.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>People who met Burnel out of costume thought he was quiet and reserved, but that was because he found most things not worth commenting on. He was utterly disillusioned, unable to see how we can obey laws which are based on people's prejudices. Either Burnel or Transformer always turned up at protests for sexual freedom or equality.</div></td></tr>
</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Burnel_Penhaul&diff=27761&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 14:29, 1 May 20142014-05-01T14:29:14Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in Cardiff. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Penhaul was born in [[Hunstanton]], [[Norfolk]], where his parents ran bed and breakfast lodgings. He went to Aston University and studied chemical engineering. He then spent a year in stage management training in Cardiff. He settled in London at the end of 1989 and worked as a stage manager.</div></td></tr>
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