CARDY, Brian William

1929 - 1994

Brian William Cardy was born at 42 Clarence Road, Sudbury, Suffolk on 6 February 1929, son of Leonard William Cardy (7 May 1898-19 April 1944), a plumber & decorator, and his wife Ethel Kate Crissell (1 January 1897-1985), daughter of Henry William Crissell of Sudbury, who married at St Gregory's Church, Sudbury on 3 June 1922. Brian was educated at Sudbury Grammar School and studied at Southend School of Architecture, he married at Romford, Essex in 1953, Esmé Violet née Simpson (31 December 1930-8 October 2021) and had issue. At the Sudbury Arts & Crafts Exhibition held at the Town Hall, Sudbury in 1946, the art section was judged by Paul Earee, when Cardy was awarded a special prize for his pen & ink work, 'Church Street, Sudbury' he also worked on a mural at Sudbury Youth Club Headquarters in Stour Street in 1950. Brian William Cardy died at Sudbury in May 1994.