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Notes on Davenports Magic Shop, an emporium for serious conjurors

20 October 2018

9:00 AM

20 October 2018

9:00 AM

It’s a very fitting place for a magic shop. Hidden away in the maze of pedestrian tunnels that lead from Covent Garden to Charing Cross station, Davenports certainly takes some finding. But that’s to the good — a complete absence of passing trade means they no longer have to stock stink bombs and novelties, as they did in their old location opposite the British Museum.

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