Who Lived Here?

See extra for the Blue Plaque. The house was called Hillcrest, in Stockton Heath., Warrington. I was delighted to find this on a short walk from the house in which we are staying.
The lamppost outside is a clue.

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/10722110.blue-plaque-marks-former-home-of-george-formby/