OBITUARIES
Jul 09, 2020
3 minutes
TONY PIDGLEY
THE major equestrian benefactor and founder of housebuilders Berkeley Group has died aged 72.
Born in 1947, Mr Pidgley was taken in by Barnardo’s before being adopted.
He left school at 15, forming a haulage and plant hire company, which he sold aged 19 to Crest Homes. Mr Pidgley founded Berkeley in 1976 and the company has grown to become one of the UK’s largest housebuilders.
Mr Pidgley had a passion for horses and was
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