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Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Right the stem is out, it wasn't as bad as some of the situations I have read about on the net I was lucky enough to get away with a soaking in ammonia (£1.99 from homebase) and as someone said I removed the drops and used some straight bars to get plenty of leverage. Still took plenty of effort and sweat but the removal of that stem was oh so satisfying!
The pedal though remains stuck on. The biggest obstacle I have with these is that the nut where the spanner goes has been rounded and although the spanner will grip briefly I don't think it really is sufficient enough to apply the kind of force required to get it off.
I have tried soaking in ammonia. I put it in the freezer for the night then put it in boiling water and then tried it over the gas but no luck yet. I'm going to give the gas idea another go but I'm thinking that I might have to strip the pedal and lock it in a vice, which I would really rather not do...mole grips are a little too wide and I'll risk serious damage to my crank :(