Erection date: 23/6/2010
George Nissel, 1913 - 1982, founder of G. Nissel & Co, first independent UK contact lens laboratory, Siddons Lane, 1946.
City of Westminster
Cantor & Nissel Ltd 2010
NW1, Siddons Lane
This plaque, on the right flank wall of the red brick building, was unveiled on the same day as the Dallos plaque. The building which housed the small engineering workshop no longer exists.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Nissel
Born Transylvania, studied engineering. His sister Dorothy married Dallos and...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George Nissel
Contact lens manufacturers. Founded by David Cantor. Acquired Nissel Limite...
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The entrance to the Field is an important part of the memorial aspects of each site. For instance: the two heraldic panels are supposed t...
Bow Road Railway Station on the London And Blackwall Railway, built in 1869. Bow Heritage Trail
We've put 14 February as the erection date, but actually that was only the date the queen unveiled the plaque. It is becoming quite commo...
The Croydon Guardian tells about this building being home to the 144-year old family furniture business House of Reeves. Both these plaqu...
The location was Greig's mother's shop, opened in 1870. The address then was 3 St Mary's Terrace.
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