Notable People in Faringdon's History
Some were wealthy property owners, some in business, as well as many ordinary folk providing entertainment and activities to improve the lives of Faringdon people.
Lord Berners
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Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson 14th Baron Berners 1883-1950is more commonly referred to as Lord Berners. We have his dry surreal sense of humour to thank for the Folly on Folly Hill: he had the Tower built to tease the neighbours!
Berners was in all senses of the word the Gay Lord: generous, talented, amusing, hospitable and generally one of the most fascinating and idiosyncratic personalities of his time. He was also an accomplished writer, painter and composer. Berners made Faringdon House the centre of a glittering social circle, entertaining some of the most diverse, creative and influential people during the 1920s and 30s. More information and pictures |
Painted by Lord Berners
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 Henry James Pye
Sir Robert Pye ( 1585 - 1662 ) & descendants. Owner of Faringdon House, Member of Parliament Henry James Pye (1745-1813) was Sir Robert' s Great great great grandson and was Poet Laureate to George III from 1790 until his death. |
 Plaque on The Volunteer, 2013
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Faringdon Community Awards
A bienniel event where residents propose and vote for local people who make a significant contribution to the life of Faringdon Faringdon Town Chairmen and Mayors since 1985 (pdf) The Unton Family, Wadley from 1440 William and Daniel Bennett Owners of Faringdon House (1760- 1919) Russell Spinage Youth Club leader 1949 to1963 Robert Tucker established his garden nursery business just off the Stanford Road in 1849 After World War II, when the ‘Recreation Ground’ on Park Road, once situated between the dairy/sawmill and the Hobwell footpath had become swallowed up by railway storage or timber yards, land on the opposite side of the road was given to the town by Walter Tucker (1876-1960) to create Tucker Park. The new recreation ground (photo) also became the home for Faringdon Town Football Club. |
Nancy Reeves, Girl Guides and Ferndale School
Lord Faringdon 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lord Faringdon John Gordon Crowdy Founder of Crowdy & Rose solicitors Dr John Bernard Pulling (1887- 1959) GP in Faringdon The Anns family were ironmongers in London Street from 1824 and from the dawn of motoring ran a business for car hire and repairs. Mr. Tinker Anns bought Newman’s blacksmith’s shop ( now Morrisons) and the adjacent 17th C house and demolished them to build Faringdon’s first purpose-built car showroom and garage in 1912. There were two petrol pumps in the doorway with booms to reach across the pavement complementing his facing car hire premises. |