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Hertfordshire Postcard Artists, Photographers, Publishers, etc. G. A. Nichols of Hitchin & Wormley. 1870s |
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Carte de Visite of an Elderly Gentleman
by G. A. Nichols Photographer London House Wormley Herts
Circa 1876
Cabinet card of Meppershall Rectory with same back also seen |
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| These carte de visite clearly indicate that George Albert Nichols worked at two different locations in Hertfordshire, although there is no evidence of him a Wormley in the trade directories. |
This CDV view of Wormley Church, presumably taken in about
1875, had an identical back to the above. [Reduced image from ebay advert] |
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George Albert Nichols (31, born Cambridge) was a photographic artist living at Southbridge Road, Croydon with his wife Elizabeth (28, born Paddington) in 1871. In 1875 his studio at No 4, London Road Croydon, was taken over by Jesse Holloway (Photohistory of Sussex). He is listed at Croydon House, Station Road, Hitchin in 1878 but in 1881 and 1891 he was living in Stamford, Lincolnshire, as a photographer, with wife Rebecca (he actually married Rebecca Fosdyke in 1883). He died in 1897, and his wife continued as a photographer in Stamford in 1901 and 1911.
It would seem that between 1875 and 1881 he moved from Croydon to Stamford via "London House", Wormley and "Croydon House," Hitchin. He may only have been in Hertfordshire a short time - but the back of the cards suggests a professional approach - rather than a beginner just setting up in business for the first time.
A Google search provided the following quote "born in Cambridge, went to America, returned to Hertfordshire as a photographer in 1870s & then went to Stamford where he ran a photography business until his death in 1897" (Cambridgeshire History). |
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From the known locations that George worked this photograph of North Mimms (with a Hitchin back) is a bit surprising. |
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