What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: George Rossi Italian gold and silversmith George Rossi, who had fought under Marshal Soult, Napoleon's Chief of Staff at Waterloo, came to Norwich and established a business on this site. Rossi's survived for 4 generations, until its eventual closure in March 1936, when Mr Theodore Rossi, who had been associated with the business for 54 years, decided to retire. Recorded plaque organisation: Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust.
George Rossi was an Italian gold and silversmith who fought under Marshal Soult at Waterloo before establishing a successful family business in Norwich that operated for four generations.
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