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Farewell to The Orange Tree

Bethan Morgan

London’s Last Orders For Proper Pubs A Farewell to The Orange Tree (and Maybe Civilization) Hold on to your pint glasses and pull up a stool, because London — the city that invented “last orders” and turned complaining into an Olympic sport — has just slammed the coffin lid on one of its most cherished local pubs. Yes, it’s true: The Orange Tree, a suburban boozer that locals once described…

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London Is Closing Its Historic Pubs

Isla Campbell

Last Pint Standing: London Is Swapping Its Historic Pubs for Luxury Flats Serving £14 Sparkling Water and Existential Dread Five Observations About the Death of London Pubs Londoners insist pubs are “the heart of the community,” which is why they have bravely replaced many of them with luxury apartments whose main community feature is a shared recycling bin. The British invented the pub as a place where people gather to…