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Bernard Sunley (4 November 1910 – 20 November 1964) was a British property developer, and the founder of Bernard Sunley & Sons.
Born at
No. 138, November 18, 1931
ancestry.co.uk, accessed 22 November 2022 They had two daughters and a son. From earth-moving, Sunley moved into the open-cast mining business. In 1940, he founded Bernard Sunley & Sons. During the Second World War he built over 100 airfields, and in 1942 he purchased the business of Blackwood Hodge, then a supplier of agricultural machinery and later a successful plant hire and sale business. He subsequently "ranked alongside the most successful property developers of the 1950s property boom". Sunley campaigned as a Conservative Party candidate for Ealing West in 1945, but was unsuccessful. Sunley established the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation in 1960 with a pledge of £300,000-worth of shares. As of 2011, it had made grants of more than £92 million. He died in 1964. His son, John Sunley (died 2011) was a property developer and philanthropist.John Sunley
''The Daily Telegraph'', 22 March 2011 His grandson is Richard Tice, a businessman and leader of Reform UK. Bernard Sunley Hall, named after him, is a hall of residence for
Bernard Sunley (4 November 1910 – 20 November 1964) was a British property developer, and the founder of Bernard Sunley & Sons.
Born at Catford
Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green and Catford South wards. The population of Catford, includ ...
in south-east London, he was the son of John Sunley, a florist and fruiterer, and was educated at St Ann's School in Hanwell
Hanwell () is a town in the London Borough of Ealing, in the historic County of Middlesex, England. It is about 1.5 miles west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post t ...
. After leaving school at the age of fourteen, he hired a horse and cart to move earth, and then went into the landscape gardening business. One of his first major contracts was re-laying the pitch at Highbury for Arsenal FC
Arsenal Football Club, commonly referred to as Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (incl ...
.
In November 1931, at Holy Trinity Church, Southall
Southall () is a large suburban county of West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...
, Sunley married Mary Goddard, a daughter of William Goddard, a farmer, of Waxlow Farm, Southall.''Marriages solemnized at the parish church of Holy Trinity Southall in the County of Middlesex''No. 138, November 18, 1931
ancestry.co.uk, accessed 22 November 2022 They had two daughters and a son. From earth-moving, Sunley moved into the open-cast mining business. In 1940, he founded Bernard Sunley & Sons. During the Second World War he built over 100 airfields, and in 1942 he purchased the business of Blackwood Hodge, then a supplier of agricultural machinery and later a successful plant hire and sale business. He subsequently "ranked alongside the most successful property developers of the 1950s property boom". Sunley campaigned as a Conservative Party candidate for Ealing West in 1945, but was unsuccessful. Sunley established the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation in 1960 with a pledge of £300,000-worth of shares. As of 2011, it had made grants of more than £92 million. He died in 1964. His son, John Sunley (died 2011) was a property developer and philanthropist.John Sunley
''The Daily Telegraph'', 22 March 2011 His grandson is Richard Tice, a businessman and leader of Reform UK. Bernard Sunley Hall, named after him, is a hall of residence for
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
students at 40–44 Evelyn Gardens
Evelyn Gardens is a garden square in Chelsea, London, England.
Location
The square is to the north-west of Fulham Road, and Roland Gardens, comes off the north-west corner of the square.
History
The land belonged to Sir Charles James Freake. ...
Square.
See also
*City Tower, Manchester
City Tower (formerly Sunley House) is a 30-storey skyscraper situated in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester city centre in England. As of 2022, it is the tallest office building in Manchester and outside London, and the eighth-tallest b ...
(formerly Sunley House)
References
1910 births 1964 deaths British company founders People from Catford Sunley family 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-stub