The Mysterious "Dr." Arthur Albert Tester - Part 2
Arthur Albert Tester (at right) ca 1928 - the photograph shows his rather stout physique. Photograph given to the Metropolitan Police by the Dutch Vice Consul. The other two men are Germans: circa 1928 - Professor Goldberg of Berlin (centre) and Frans [sic] Shiften [sic] of Starnberg near Munich (left) (MEPO 3895) We are following the story of Arthur Albert Tester, a larger-than life character who gained notoriety across Europe throughout the 1920s, 30s and 40s. In the first blog of this series , I outlined Tester's beginnings and how he managed to get into legal trouble in Germany, France and Belgium during the 1920s. Tester then made the leap to Great Britain where he made a name for himself, albeit not necessarily a positive one. Naldera, Broadstairs, Kent Despite filing for bankruptcy on 24 September 1930, Tester managed to purchase a large mansion in Broadstairs, Kent in 1931, a house known as Naldera. Tester apparently paid £6000 for the villa which had lain vacant since t