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21st January 1996 Late 80's pop-dance duo The London Boys were both killed in a car crash in Austria.
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21st January 1950 George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46
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The Freemason's Arms
One of the few original London Skittles alleys still in use.
Location: 32 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London, NW3 1NT
Description: This gastro pub has a surviving London Skittles pell mell court from the original (long demolished) pub. The game involves rolling a big wooden ball through iron hoops and was a worm of croquet without the mallet.
There's also a skittle alley in the cellar, basically nine pin bowling with a large cheese! Quite rare to see nowadays!
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One of the few original London Skittles alleys still in use. |
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