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Columbia Road Flower Market

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Columbia Road Flower Market

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Postby brightncheerful » April 28th, 2020, 11:06 am

Some history about the 'Grandfather' of the flower market, having traded there for over 70 years

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/04/28/so-long-george-gladwell/

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Re: Columbia Road Flower Market

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Postby Lootman » August 7th, 2020, 2:54 pm

I would often go there on Sundays in the 1970s and 1980s, followed by whelks and beer at the nearby Marksman pub on Hackney Road.

I'm sure I saw this chap many times back then although I have no specific recollection.


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