Fred Pontin
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Sir Fred W. Pontin (born in the East End of London on 24 October 1906; knighted in 1976; died in Blackpool on 30 September 2000) had a successful career in the city's Stock Exchange. He attended Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow. During World War II, he was involved in helping to establish hostels for construction workers.
Based on this experience, he decided to move into the holiday camp business after the war. He formed a company to buy an old disused camp at Brean Sands near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset in 1946. This was the start of the company known as Pontins.
