Fred Fuzzens

Date 1997
Type Blue Plaque
Subject Person
Plaque RBWM
Location Post Office, Peascod Street, Windsor, SL4 1DS — View on Google Maps
Status Current
Reference PQ-0007
Volume Blue Plaques
Collection Plaques

Summary

The singing postman, he is commemorated as a local historian, a huge part of the WHLG, and lifelong Windsorian.
Name:Fred Fuzzens
Born:1921
Place:Windsor
Died:1995
Profession:Postman
Educated:
Famous for:The singing postman is commemorated as a local historian, a huge part of the WHLG, and a lifelong Windsorian. As can be seen below, significantly contributed to Windlesora. He worked with the Labour Party, engaging in Trade Union activities, and went on to serve as both Councillor and Alderman. In 1947, the year Windsor experienced its most severe flooding in modern times, he became the town’s first Labour Mayor. He was also head of the local British Legion.
Windlesora:‘In Memoriam – Fred Fuzzens‘ by Pamela Marson in Windlesora 15
‘The Telephone comes to Windsor‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 03
‘The Letter Boxes of Windsor‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 04
‘Characters I Remember from between the Wars‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 05
‘The Windsor Post‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 06
‘Revival: Moody and Sankey in Windsor‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 07
‘Some Windsor Memorials‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 08
‘Who Lived There?‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 09
‘The First United Kingdom Air Mail Delivery‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 10
‘Excerpts from My Early Life‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 11
‘Buried Treasure‘ by Fred Fuzzens in Windlesora 12

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Curator's References

Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.