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Thomas Pooley (c. 1788 – 1846 or later) was a Cornishman who moved to London to seek his fortune. Having amassed sufficient wealth, he settled in Kingston-upon-Thames,〔Now ''Kingston upon Thames''. Hyphens were used until 1965.〕 where he operated several malthouses. After the arrival of the London and Southampton Railway, soon renamed London and South Western Railway, a little way to the south of Kingston, he conceived the idea of building a new town adjacent to the railway. He built houses for relatively wealthy people who worked in London, but wished to live in the more salubrious air of the countryside. Pooley was thus one of the early developers of the concept of commuting. His project established the nucleus of what became the modern town of Surbiton, but opposition from competing interests forced him into bankruptcy and he disappeared from history in his late 50s. ==Before Kingston== It is clear from surviving records that Thomas Pooley and his wife Jane came originally from Cornwall.〔Sampson, p.3.〕 However, Thomas was not sure when he was born, stating in 1844 that he was "54, 56 or 58, I cannot say which".〔Sampson, p.5.〕 Some time in the early 19th century the Pooleys moved to London. They settled in Old Street in Finsbury and Thomas earned sufficient to allow him to amass considerable wealth.〔Sampson, p.3.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Pooley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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