Jan 12, 2022 · The Tallest Ever Englishman Was Yorkshire’s Very Own Hagrid. Heralding from the old-fashioned market town in East Yorkshire, Market Weighton, William Bradley, also known as ‘Giant Bradley’, was born in 1787 and died in 1820. He was from a huge family and was of 13 children. He weighted 27 stone and stood at a whooping 7ft 9inches high.

Dec 14, 2018 · December 14th, 2018 Beth Ellin. Giant Bradley, or the Yorkshire Giant, was the tallest British man that has ever been recorded. He measured 7 feet and 9 inches (2.36 metres). William Bradley was born in Market Weighton in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1787. He was the fourth son of the family and his mother and siblings were of average height.

William Bradley (10 February 1787 – 30 May 1820), known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant, is one of the tallest recorded British men that ever lived, measuring 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m). The same height as Angus MacAskill from Scotland.