Family Tradition : RICHARD & HENRY FULLER
One father and son , from a particularly Wykehamical family , have the good fortune to be fifth and sixth generation Wykehamists . Richard and Henry , both Fullers , both Wykehamists , have led their own paths through life . Richard started his time at the school in 1973 . His own father had been a Trantite , as had his grandfather , and both went on to serve in the armed forces . Their family are famous for giving their name to a successful and much-loved brewery company based in Chiswick ( which eventually took the
Wykeham Arms in hand ). Richard himself had no intention of joining the RAF as his father had , nor did he harbour any desire to join the company . “ All I wanted to do was build and race motorbikes ; and fish . I didn ’ t even want to go to university ,” he recalls of deciding what came after school . True to his innate independence , Richard decided to join a mate of his from prep school and become a tree surgeon . “ But business is about controlled rebelliousness ,” he says , now firmly at the helm of the family brewery , which he decided to join at the age of 24 . Starting as an Area Manager , he then took on the role of
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