When , at the age of 16 , a motor bike accident left him with a spinal injury , he switched from a comprehensive school to a local arts college at Southport .
Heaton was born in Preston , Lancashire , in 1954 , the son of a coppersmith .
When , at the age of 16 , a motor bike accident left Heaton with a spinal injury , Heaton switched from a comprehensive school to a local arts college at Southport .
Heaton was born in Preston , Lancashire , in 1954 , the son of a coppersmith .