Mr A W S Furley ran a substantial local business; owned three Park properties and was an active Park committee member, as was his son R Furley.

AWS was an Electrical Engineer with his own business based at Long Lane Upton (the shop later became McFarlanes).

AWS Furley and wife Daisy Rebecca are recorded in electoral rolls -
- 1921 - Laburnum Bank (no:13)
- 1929 - Firdene (no:66)
- 1939 - Wyeby (no:64)

According to the Park accounts he acquired Oakley & Firdene (nos: 66 & 68) in 1925 from Brook Hirst & Co. At that time still with extensive grounds - some 6472 sq yards - but some 2000 sq yds less than when held by Brook Hirst & Co: This property and ground had once belonged to William Shone - the son of one of the Park's founding fathers.

AWS Furley is shown in the Park Accounts as paying the rate for both Oaklea & Firdene from 1925 until 1946. Also for Wyeby (no: unknown) (possibly built in his ground?) from 1935 until 1946. The Furley of Oaklea until 1954 is R Furley (his son ?). Mr R Furley played an active committee role regarding the road maintenance.

Although owning two (for a while three) substantial properties in Upton Park nevertheless in the pre-WW2 period he apparently lived above the shop in Long Lane. He was considered a astute businessman and although having built up a substantial business in the area; engineering the utility transfer from gas to electric; he secured a significant job advising on the electrical infrastructure of a new post-WW2 town being built in Scotland. It is believed that Mrs Furley had health problems and may have initially remained in the Park after A W moved to Scotland.

One of the provisions of Furley's business was recharging accummulators for radios and many local people used this service.