Wright’s Bar

Wright’s Bar, 5 Houghton Street, City of Westminster, London WC2, 2005 & 2015 • Classic 1960s-looking logo and finger sign, next to the London School of Economics. It’s shown below in 2005 and 2015 (last pic), and was still there and looking the same by 2018.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2018/08/02
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2005, 2015, City of Westminster, London, Shopfront Elegy, WC2

classic plastic, eaterie, traditional, wooden slats

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