Henry Witen Bell POPPELWELL (1899 – 1988)
Name
Henry Witen Bell PoppelwellKnown as
HarryGender
MaleBirthdate
31 March 1899Birthplace
HastingsMarriage(s)
12 September 1934
St Benedict's Church, Auckland
Date of death
05 September 1988Place of death
HastingsParents
- Sebastian George Alexander Poppelwell
- Margaret Dorothea Poppelwell
Partner(s)
Children
- Gordon Poppelwell
- John Poppelwell
- David Poppelwell
- Michael Douglas Poppelwell
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Biography
Started in a small drapery shop in Hastings and worked for quite a few of the local businesses before starting his own men’s drapery in 1926, located in Russell Street, Hastings
Founder of Greater Hastings which organised Blossom Festivals, Highland Games, 1950
Instigator of Fantasyland, 1965
Received Member of the British Empire Award, 1971
Lived at 206 Charles Street, Hastings
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