In the 19th century there was an extensive general market for butchers' meat and provisions, in a part of Somers Town, called the Brill. It was described as an "imposing palace of gin and bitters". Note Brill Place still exists.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Brill
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Somers Town Mural
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
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