In the 1952 chamber of commerce yearbook, this opticians was at 68 Monarch Parade, London Road, Mitcham.

This chain of opticians was started by Douglas Melson Wingate. He was the son Frank Melson Wingate who founded the family business in London. The firm moved its head-quarters to Bournemouth in the 1920s following the opening of the first branch outlet in the town, and Mr Wingate, who trained and qualified as a dispensing optician, succeeded his father as managing director in the post-war years. He retired in 1968 but remained chairman for a further 15 years of the family firm which had grown to some 50 branches across the country as far afield as Devon, Kent, Sheffield and Nottingham.

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