Frank Pullen

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Francis Henry Pullen (8 September 1915 – 17 January 1992) was an English businessperson and racehorse owner.

Frank Pullen
Bromley, London
Occupation(s)Businessman:
Property Developer
Racehorse owner/breeder

Early life

He was born, the youngest of four children, as Francis Henry Pullen to Arthur James and Alice Pullen (née

entrepreneurial flair and sparking his love of horses. Pullen married aged 17 and became a chef
.

War years

Pullen enlisted in the

Lee, South London and one in Looe, Cornwall, where he would holiday).[2]

Pullen Estates

Florida Court, Bromley
Tropicana, Beulah Hill
Gatcombe & Highgrove Courts, Beckenham

After he was demobilised from the army in 1948, Pullen started in business as a

property developers, and incorporated his business in 1962, using the slogan "We Build To Please" . Pullen specialised at first in renovating houses before concentrating on new builds; his first being "Karen Court", Blyth Road, Bromley, a block of three maisonettes.[3] Other early examples of Pullen's can be seen with the bungalows of Clarence Road, Croydon. Pullen soon progressed to blocks of flats (such as Tina Court, Knollys Road, Streatham[4] and at Ravensbourne Park Crescent, Catford,[5] along with Colin Court).[6]

Pullen moved on to housing estates, building over one hundred major developments. At Iona Court in Catford stands a type of Pullen's apartments that were purpose-built for

roof gardens overlooking Kelsey Park), Parkwood court, Ingleside Close, Highgrove Court and Gatcombe Court again in Beckenham, the last three being the innovative "catslide" roof design, again by Joyce Lowman.[12]

Pullen developed extensively down Wells Park road, Sydenham and with Chevening Court built the whole of Brasted Close in Orpington, Kent.[13] This is one of Pullen's last estates, reviving his old practice of naming his structures after Royal Houses. Pullen was a frequent visitor to Kenya where he created a racing complex in Nairobi and embarked on an ambitious project there to build a township including schools and hospitals. Pullen went on to form Bromley Industrial Consultants, based in Pall Mall, London, with the purpose of helping Third World nations develop.[citation needed]

Pullen Shops

Pullen also opened a series of general

Rolls-Royce - Silver Cloud III Coupe from James Young, a luxury coachbuilder located in Bromley.[14]

Race horses

Frank H Pullen leading in horse, showing his racing silk colours of chocolate and blue

Pullen was also able to indulge in his lifelong passion of

race horses, most famously at Josh Gifford's yard in Findon, Sussex.[15] It was as such that he was interviewed by the Radio Times magazine ("Six owners in search of a winner" by Russell Twisk) in 1972, having especially bought a horse on Josh Gifford's recommendation for that year's Grand National at Aintree.[16] Former jockey Bob Champion bought racehorse "Just Martin" for Pullen, who had built Champions yard[17] and Pullen became Champions first owner when he took up training.[18]

Final years

Frank Pullen formally retired in 1988 and he died, aged 76, at his

grandfather William Pullen were also notable residents, sent Frank's widow a letter of condolence upon hearing of his death.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ Army Personnel Centre Historical Disclosures Section D/APC/HD/ABMO/164931
  3. ^ "Karen Ct · Bromley, UK".
  4. ^ "Google Maps".
  5. ^ "Google Maps".
  6. ^ "Home | NHBC". www.nhbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ Architectural Review 160:965.229 Corbusier as structural rationalist by Joyce Lowman
  8. ^ "White Lodge I, London SE19 | The Modern House". www.themodernhouse.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Florida Court · 76 Westmoreland Rd, Bromley BR2 0TR, UK".
  10. ^ https://www.thehouseshop.com/property-for-sale/montreaux-court-albemarle-road-beckenham-br3-5hl/3404714?legacy=1
  11. ^ web
  12. ^ "Geograph:: Roof Types". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Brasted Cl · Orpington BR6 9UR, UK".
  14. ^ pullen, francis (8 June 2014), Rolls Royce James Young Receipt, retrieved 11 March 2021
  15. ISBN 0-575-03019-4
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  16. ^ The Radio Times, 8–14 April 1972
  17. ^ The Sporting Life (British newspaper), 24 January 1992
  18. ^ Bob Champion Facebook page 21/11.2020
  19. ^ [email protected] Plot number RB 15a
  20. ^ The Sporting Life, 24 January 1992

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