William Foster, Felling Brick Manufacturer

A Famous Felling Fella

William Foster hit the big time when the Co-op created the township of Pelaw. Before the Co-op, the name Pelaw only existed as a railway siding. They needed a lot of bricks and William Foster made them. He built himself a house Croxdale House..and the rest of Croxdale Tce, named for the place he originally hailed from

He was a Councillor and a J.P.

At this time he was Chairman of Felling Urban District Council

Click here for more on Foster bricks Trawl down the page til you see the brick wall, made, naturally, from Mr Foster's bricks

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