What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: William Sutton 1836-1900 Entrepreneur and pioneer of household parcel delivery Left his fortune to build social housing lived here Recorded plaque organisation: City of Brighton & Hove.

William Richard Sutton was a pioneering entrepreneur who established one of the first efficient household parcel delivery services, significantly impacting early e-commerce logistics. He is also remembered for bequeathing his wealth towards the construction of social housing, demonstrating an early model of corporate social responsibility.

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