Person    | Male  Born 25/1/1938  Died 3/2/1998

Nicholas Saunders

Researched, published and distributed 'Alternative London' 1970. Moved into a warehouse in Neal's Yard in 1976 and starting with a wholefood shop he developed the area as an alternative shopping centre. Died in a car crash in South Africa while researching the use of psychoactive drugs in rituals around the world.

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Nicholas Saunders

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Nicholas Saunders

Nicholas Saunders, 1938 - 1998. He put Neal's Yard on the map.

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