The Grumpiest – and Best – Shops in London

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This notice in the window of irascible book seller David Drummond of Cecil Court, WC2. Apropos of nothing save his own glorious grumpiness given that the poem's subject matter relates to trains and not shops, the sign is a symbol of the service you will find within: the BEST service in London. Hilariously short tempered, a unique "retail experience" (by God they'd hate that phrase) can be had here – and in all the shops in Cecil Court.

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