Frugal man is secret millionaire philanthropist

James Redgate, a frugal and quiet man from Nottingham, died in 2011, but the truth about his fortune has only just emerged. He hadn't earned much on the railways, and had lived in a council flat in the city. However, he had been saving his wages and his pension all his life, until by the age of 83 he had £1.1 million.

On his death, he decided not to give it to friends and family - but to leave it all to the Nottingham Hospitals Charity.

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