A long time ago (here to be precise) I shared a copy of my guide to Fleetway House. It showed a couple of stern looking doormen guarding the building. Well now we can name at least one Fleetway doormen!
He was William Pulley and according to this ebay listing he was a former tram driver who was retiring. The full description says...
Wonderful original big card signed by a large number of staff from Fleetway House, London – home of many of Britain’s best-loved comics and magazines. Dated 1963, the year Fleetway was absorbed into IPC Magazines.
The card was presented to retiring doorman William Pulley (who was a tram driver before becoming their doorman) and contains numerous signatures from editorial, design, and office staff – including that of Leonard Matthews (see second pic), one of the most important figures in the history of British comics. Matthews served as editorial director and played a key role in shaping legendary titles such as Eagle, Lion, Girl, Look and Learn, Tiger, and Buster. Included as well, are two press photos of Pulley - the larger one has a Fleetway House Amalgamated Press ink stamp on the reverse. He's a stern looking chap :-)
I'd welcome the identification of any other signatures. Do shout if you spot any good ones that you can link to comic creators
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i have many photos of william pulley even on his tram and lots of ww1 photos of him and family
ReplyDeleteastonishing! If you care to share them I'd happily add them to this posting, you can contact me at rsheaf2001ATyahoo.co.uk [replacing the AT with an @]
ReplyDeleteWill do in the next day or 2
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