main content Little Tich (Harry Relph) (1867-1928)

The Blacksmith Arms, Cudham

Little Tich" (real name Harry Relph) was a music hall entertainer whose career spanned over 40 years. His trademarks were his height - he was only 4 feet 6 inches, and his 6 digits on each hand. He became well known in music halls for his act involving a pair of 28 inch boots, and later appeared in pantomimes such as Humpty Dumpty and Hop o` my Thumb. Harry Relph was the sixteenth child of a landlord of The Blacksmiths Arms, Cudham and lived there until the age of seven. English Heritage have erected a plaque to him on a house in Hendon.