The Tumbledown Dick The Tumbledown Dick The Tumbledown Dick is a former public house on the site of a new McDonald's restaurant in Farnborough, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom, that operated from the 16th century until the early 21st century. The name of the pub originates as the satirical nickname given to Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell, after his abrupt fall from power after a brief nine-month reign in 1658–59. The pub was the central focus of Farnborough before its 19th-century refocus toward North Camp and the current town centre's 20th-century development. Local folklore links the pub with various historical figures, including
Battle of Mount Tumbledown wrote a tango called "The Carlos Daniel Vazquez's Thermopylae", which is sung by Carlos Longoni. Once the battle was over, Pipe Major Riddell produced his pipes on the summit and played the tune for which he is famous, "The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain". In place of fighting a cross was set up in tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives in that place. Two British artists have depicted combat into two paintings, one of Mark Churms and the other Terence Cuneo. In the UK an association of Families and Veterans Combat Mount Tumbledown was created. An ode was written