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Portobello's market mustn't be allowed to close

I feel more strongly about this than ever, after reading Blanche Girouard's Portobello Voices

9 November 2013

9:00 AM

9 November 2013

9:00 AM

Portobello Voices Blanche Girouard

The History Press, pp.256, £14.99, ISBN: 9780752499369

After reading Portobello Voices, I feel more strongly than ever that the unique Portobello market mustn’t be allowed to close. It gets over a million visitors a year and is one of London’s most frequented sites.

Blanche Girouard interviewed a cross-section of people involved with the market and has written up their recorded interviews verbatim, using their own voices.

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