G.J. Petts

G.J. Petts, 5 Westmoreland Road, Borough of Southwark, London SE17, 2001 • Unfortunate name for a butcher. Was still there in 2015, looking even more battered.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2015/08/17
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2001, Borough of Southwark, London, SE17, Shopfront Elegy

broken sign, butcher, foodstuffs, grimness, trad signpainting

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