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The Englishman and the Eel

ISBN-13: 9781911306207

Contributor(s): Stuart Freedman (author), Michael Collins (introduction by)

Subjects: Photography & Photographs

Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing

Publisher Imprint: Dewi Lewis Publishing

Publication Date: 09-11-2017

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£29.00

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About the book

The Englishman and the Eel is a journey into that most London of institutions, the Eel, Pie and Mash shop. Today, these simple spaces hold within them the memories of a rich, largely undocumented cultural heritage of generations of working-class Londoners in a city whose only constant is change. Often elaborately decorated with ornate Victorian tiling, many sold live eels in metal trays that faced out onto the street to the fascination (and sometimes horror) of passersby. Inside, warmth and comfort. Steam. Tea. Laughter. Families.

The Englishman and the Eel

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