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Fleet Street at closing time
Posted: March 13th, 2019
With thanks to Plain John Smith for the tip, here’s a fascinating memoir from The Observer in 1988 about Fleet Street and its pubs, which will resonate with many…
“Fleet Street at closing time”, by Peter Corrigan, was published on March 6, 1988 in a special 12-page supplement dedicated to The Observer’s move to Battersea in south west London. The pic shows “A liquid lunch during a power-cut on Fleet Street in December 1970”. Photograph: PA
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