Beneath this arch was situated the first workshop of Frederick Richard Simms, 1863 - 1944.
Father of the British Motor Industry
SW6, Ranelagh Gardens
Diamond Geezer has a post on this area, the station and the footbridge.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Frederick Simms
Mechanical engineer and businessman. Born Hamburg, where his grandfather, fro...
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