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donkeys of Covent Garden

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100,000 costermongers' donkeys worked in and around the market. The picture source says: "In the 1860s there were as many as 2,000 donkey barrows on a Saturday morning in Covent Garden Market."

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donkeys of Covent Garden

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Covent Garden donkeys

Covent Garden Area Trust has an interesting page about the unveiling ceremony.

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Ted and Hilda Bowman

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