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The Brill

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In the 19th century there was an extensive general market for butchers' meat and provisions, in a part of Somers Town, called the Brill. It was described as an "imposing palace of gin and bitters". Note Brill Place still exists.

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The Brill

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Somers Town Mural

This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...

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Denis Johnson

Denis Johnson

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Fyffes Group Ltd

Fyffes Group Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

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Sir Ambrose Heal

Sir Ambrose Heal

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