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Mare Street

Neil Pearson reads Iain Sinclair's account of the chequered history and inhabitants of Hackney in East London and his own life there.

The cult of the cyclist and the history of the Town Hall.

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  • Tue 17 Feb 2009 09:45
  • Wed 18 Feb 2009 00:30

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