Hinckley - Cultural Associations

Cultural Associations

  • Famed French organist and composer Louis Vierne stayed briefly in Hinckley while on a tour of England, and later wrote a carillon piece for organ called "The Bells of Hinckley", inspired by a carillon of bells he heard there. It is the last movement of his fourth suite of Vingt-quatre pièces de fantaisie.
  • The town is mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (Act 5, Scene 1):
Davy: Now, sir, a new link to the bucket must need be had: and, sir, do you mean to stop any of William's wages, about the sack he lost the other day at Hinckley fair?
  • Hinckley resident Tony Alleyne has transformed his one bedroomed flat into a precise replica of a Star Trek ship. Although this was reported to have been sold in 2007 to a Star Trek fan from Birmingham for £425,000, the deal fell through and as of 2011 the flat is still in Alleyne's possession and is reported to not be for sale.
  • Hinckley is mentioned by Monty Python in the "world hide and seek championships"
  • Supercar manufacturer Ultima Sports Ltd are based in Hinckley. They claim to have set the fastest roadcar lap around the famous Top Gear test track with their GTR720 model, although it has never appeared on the programme
  • The actress Lauren Samuels trained at Hinckley's Speech and Drama Studio, and recently appeared in the BBC show Over the Rainbow.

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