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(More customer reviews)...if you are in the market for a book that gives you something of London that the usual, "Madame Tussaud is a must" guides don't then you must buy this!
It speaks of more than it's simple title suggests, for behind the facade of the greasy spoons, iconic British naffness and family run workhorses it describes is a fast dissapearing aspect of British culture, slowly being munched away by Burger dominance and Chain Gastro Pubs.
These places have an honest history and intigrity that speak so much of how Brits once supped and comunicated.
I would recommend a stay in London should include a fact finding walk and munch around some these cultural and architectural survivors.
Before we know it these places will be mocked up in Museums when we realise their significance too late. Visitors wishing to discover "real, workaday London" couldn't do much better.
A bonus is delightfully poetic writing style and stunning Photography.
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Where would we be without the traditional London caff?
Milk bars, ice-cream parlours and espresso bars are all a feature of the London landscape that were borne out of the 1940s to 1960s. It is a time when floods of immigrants set up their businesses providing frothy coffee to the city's workers.
Today, many of these establishments still function as caffs and have their original elaborate and shiny machines that continue to dispense no end of steam and cups of tea, and still feature vinyl and tiled floors and walls.
This book provides an affectionate look at one of London's endangered species', featuring 28 caffs throughout the capital. Each example is accompanied by anecdotal captions which evoke the atmosphere and context of each place, as well as addresses and nearest tube stations, so that anyone wanting a fix of old-style London can go and find it.
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