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Nigel John Linstead

05-05-21

D.O.D:
05-05-21
Profile:
Nigel John Linstead was born in South London in 1938 but moved to Somerset at the outbreak of the Second World War. He attended Colston’s Boarding School in Bristol until leaving at the age of sixteen to join John Laing and Sons to start his career as a Civil Engineer spending the whole of his working life in the construction industry. He joined Holst & Co in 1970 progressing to MD. In 1985 he joined Bernard Sunley & Sons and successfully expanded the group with the acquisition of Lilley of Scotland and Turiff. Nigel worked on the MI motorway and several major overseas contracts especially on the UAE. It was whilst working on the construction of the M1 motorway that Nigel met Jessie, they married in 1960. They had two daughters, Claire, a mathematics teacher and Rebecca, a biologist.

Nigel became a Liveryman of the Pattenmakers’ Company in 1984 and was invited to join the Court of Assistants in July 1996. Having served on many Committees he became Master in 2002

Here is an extract from an email from his daughter Claire:

I am sad to report that Nigel died peacefully yesterday (Wednesday, 5th May) afternoon. It is all very sad but I am grateful that he died at home and that I was with him.

It was his wish to be buried in Milverton in Somerset where he grew up so we will be arranging his funeral there for some time after 18 May.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, he will be missed (especially his lunches in the Oriental Club), may he rest in peace.