▁involved ▁in ▁construction ▁of ▁dist ill ation ▁plants . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁ice , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁ice ▁man uf actory ▁in ▁Maur it ius ▁which ▁with ▁his ▁house ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire , ▁and ▁unfortunately ▁for ▁N itsch ke , ▁un ins ured . ▁After ▁some ▁fifteen ▁years ▁of ▁building ▁still s ▁for ▁w iner ies , ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁business ▁" N itsch ke ▁& ▁Co ." ▁at ▁ 1 0 9 ▁H ind ley ▁Street , ▁producing ▁gra pe ▁spirit . ▁He ▁founded ▁a ▁dist illery ▁in ▁Kent ▁Town ▁which ▁by ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁was ▁producing ▁prize - win ning ▁brand ies ▁and ▁other ▁spirits , ▁ ▁and ▁around ▁that ▁time ▁moved ▁to ▁H ack ney , ▁between ▁the ▁H ack ney ▁Bridge ▁and ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁College ▁and ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁H ack ney ▁Dist illery . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Lied ert af el ▁and ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Club . ▁Their ▁home ▁at ▁ 6 9 ▁H ack ney ▁Road , ▁" Sch weit zen ▁Haus ", ▁was ▁later ▁home ▁of ▁a est h ete ▁Pat ric ia ▁H ack ett , ▁left ▁to ▁her ▁partner ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁M . ▁M oc atta , ▁who ▁w illed ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁which ▁controvers ial ly ▁sold ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Richard ▁was