Lionel Hitchen was born

2019-10-30T09:25:42+00:00Categories: Timeline|

Born in 1914,  Lionel Hitchen was the eldest of four boys growing up in Sutton in South London. Whilst in Sicily during WW2, Lionel made great friends with Roger Allen whose family owned Stafford & Allen, and Dr Pietro Polara, who would later establish the San Lorenzo company.