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How London pub the Carlton Tavern survived the Blitz AND the bulldozer

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The pub that survived the Blitz AND the bulldozer: London boozer reopens after being rebuilt ‘brick-by-brick’ following illegal demolition for flats – giving hope to other bars under threat Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, West London, set to reopen next month on April 12 It comes six years after the developers were ordered to rebuild … Read more

Lost Lost Families: Man abandoned at railway tavern as a baby learns he has six siblings 56 years on

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A man nicknamed Oliver Twist by hospital staff after he was left by his birth mother in a corned beef box at a Railway Tavern learns he has six full siblings in Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace.  Tonight’s episode of the ITV show features Simon Jeffery, now 56, who still had a wet umbilical … Read more