The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day No. 75



May 10, 2015

The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day No. 75

Acton! W3. We are climbing albeit rather slowly to start with. Charting the decline and fall of the high street butcher? You can literally see the layers of history of this place through the signage. Quality Butcher to Pound Shop, to closing, to becoming slightly derelict.  What’s next in store for this place???  Upon further digging about I found it described as ‘a new low for Acton High Street’ on the Acton W3 website…

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May 10, 2015

Barnaby Barford is an artist who works primarily with ceramics to create narrative pieces. He is best known for his work with both mass-market and antique found porcelain figurines, cutting...

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