▁Al tr inch am ▁in ▁Ch esh ire . ▁After ▁moving ▁there ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁cut ▁all ▁links ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁call ▁himself ▁" L ian che - J os iffe " ▁(" L ian che " ▁being ▁a ▁st yl ised ▁version ▁of ▁" L yn ch "). ▁He ▁also ▁hint ed ▁at ▁an ▁arist ocr atic ▁background , ▁and ▁of ▁family ▁tra ged ies ▁that ▁had ▁left ▁him ▁or phan ed ▁and ▁alone . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Jos iffe ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁King ham ▁St ables ▁in ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton , ▁Oxford shire , ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁dress age ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁gro om . ▁The ▁st ables ▁were ▁owned ▁by ▁Norman ▁Vater , ▁the ▁self - made ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁coal min er ▁who , ▁like ▁Jos iffe , ▁had ▁infl ated ▁his ▁name ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" B recht ▁Van ▁de ▁Vater ". ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁rise , ▁Vater ▁had ▁made ▁numerous ▁friends ▁in ▁higher ▁social ▁circles , ▁among ▁them ▁Thor pe . ▁Initial ly , ▁Jos iffe ▁was ▁settled ▁and ▁happy ▁at ▁the ▁st ables , ▁but ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Vater ▁d eter ior ated ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁assert ive ▁and ▁demand ing ▁manner , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁form ▁good ▁relationships ▁with ▁his ▁fellow - work ers . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁evidence ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁behaviour ▁which ▁a ▁journalist ▁would ▁later ▁summar ise ▁as ▁his ▁" extra ordinary