Conrad Pugsley
The Divine Grace Conrad, Lord Azurahm of Draconia Anglorum, The Lord Primal Dragon Master for the British Isles, Ordo Draconis.O.D. Viscount to the House of the Duchy of Effenhauer (born Conrad Garry Pugsley; Template:Circa) is a Ghanaian Pagan priest, author, hereditary peer, and media personality. He became known for patrolling Sutton High Street, and is better known as the Wizard Man of Sutton.
Early life
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In July 2011, a Sutton teen paint a mural of Conrad.[1] Within a week of its unveilment, animal rights activists targeted the mural.[2]
Conrad was pitched to be a torch bearer during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life
Conrad previously lived in North Cheam. He moved to Sutton, a town in the London Borough of Sutton, in 1978. There, in October 1980, he married Anne C Pugsley.[4] As of December 2024, he was living in a care home in Banstead, Surrey.Template:Citation needed
Conrad supports the National League football team Sutton United F.C.[5] and is a life-long member of the North Wales The Magic Circle.[6]
In August 2008, Zagan, a black cat that often sat on Conrad's shoulder, went missing for a week, after being hit by a car in Wallington, breaking his pelvis in four places.[7][8] In April 2009, Zagan gave birth to a litter of five kittens.[9] In March 2010, a house fire erupted at Conrad's flat on Durand Close in Carshalton.[10] The blaze killed all three of his cats, as well as, his dog, Gandalf; Conrad was not home when the fire started. Following the fire, Sutton Housing Partnership placed him in temporary accommodation.[11]
Since 2012, Conrad's legal name has been The Divine Grace Conrad, Lord Azurahm of Draconia Anglorum, The Lord Primal Dragon Master for the British Isles, Ordo Draconis.O.D. Viscount to the House of the Duchy of Effenhauer. In a 2013 interview, he spoke of his beliefs that "Draconia" was an ancient land that used to be the Middle East and "Anglorum" was a definition of Britain.[12]
References
- ↑ "Sutton artist unveils wizard remarkable portrait" (in en-GB). 7 July 2011. https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/educationnews/9123801.sutton-artist-unveils-wizard-remarkable-portrait/.
- ↑ "Wizard painting on display in Sutton targeted by animal rights protestors" (in en-GB). 15 July 2011. https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9140012.wizard-painting-on-display-in-sutton-targeted-by-animal-rights-protestors/.
- ↑ Pepper, James (19 January 2012). "Sutton wizard gets Olympic backing" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9482718.sutton-wizard-gets-olympic-backing/.
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: OCT 1980 15 0239 SUTTON — Conrad G Pugsley = Anne C Pugsley
- ↑ George, Sarah (13 January 2018). "12 eccentric characters who have made Croydon a happier place to live" (in en-GB). http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/nine-eccentric-characters-who-made-1059949.
- ↑ "Griffin" (in en-GB). https://nwalesmagic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/september07.pdf.
- ↑ Pepper, James (13 August 2008). "Wizard man missing cat" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/3591278.wizard-man-missing-cat/.
- ↑ Pepper, James (19 August 2008). "Wizard man's cat is back" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/3605573.wizard-mans-cat-is-back/.
- ↑ Portilho-Shrimpton, Thais (4 June 2009). "Sutton and Croydon Wizard Man becomes a father - to a litter of kittens!" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/4414352.sutton-and-croydon-wizard-man-becomes-a-father-to-a-litter-of-kittens/.
- ↑ Fender, Leanne (21 November 2009). "Sad goodbyes as Sutton estate is bulldozed for revamp" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/4747110.sad-goodbyes-as-sutton-estate-is-bulldozed-for-revamp/.
- ↑ Fender, Leanne (12 March 2010). "Sutton Wizard Man Conrad Pugsley's beloved animals die in blaze" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/5058669.sutton-wizard-man-conrad-pugsleys-beloved-animals-die-in-blaze/.
- ↑ Sleigh, Sophia (26 June 2012). "Teens interview Sutton's Wizard Man" (in en-GB). https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9780206.teens-interview-suttons-wizard-man/.