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| A very long-lasting radical bookshop, unconnected to any of the political parties, near [[King's Cross St Pancras Station]]. |
Housmans is a very long lasting radical bookshop, unconnected to any of the political parties. The building is also home to Peace News newspaper, but the bookshop covers more than anti-war stuff. It has a large variety of socialist, communist and anarchist books, newspapers and pamphlets and a large LGBT* section. Downstairs is the second hand Porcupine Books which is more classically leftist. |
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This is one of the few general leftist bookshops still in existence, and the only one [[secretlondon]] knows which is not run by a particular organisation. The building is also home to Peace News newspaper, but the bookshop covers more than anti-war stuff. It has a large variety of socialist, Communist and anarchist books, newspapers and pamphlets and a large LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) section. |
This is one of the few general leftist bookshops still in existence, and the only one [[secretlondon]] knows which is not run by a particular organisation. |
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Downstairs is the second hand Porcupine Books which is more classically leftist. |
[[secretlondon]] last visited in March 2008. |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[secretlondon]], March 2008.</div> address='5 Caledonian Road' |
address='5 Caledonian Road, London' |
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host='86.136.12.123' hours_text='10am-6:30pm Mon-Fri; 10am-6pm Sat; closed Sun' latitude='51.530885' locale='King's Cross,N1,Pentonville' longitude='-0.119523' major_change='0' map_link='http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=530423&y=183060' opening_hours_text='10am-6:30pm Mon-Fri; 10am-6pm Sat; closed Sun' os_x='530423' os_y='183060' phone='020 7837 4473' postcode='N1 9DX' summary='Veteran lefty bookshop in King's Cross.' |
host='81.187.223.119' hours_text='10-6.30pm Monday to Friday, Saturday 10-6pm' locale='King's Cross,N1' major_change='1' map_link='' opening_hours_text='10-6.30pm Monday to Friday, Saturday 10-6pm' phone='020-7837 4473' postcode='N1' summary='Veteran lefty bookshop in Kings Cross' |
Housmans is a very long lasting radical bookshop, unconnected to any of the political parties. The building is also home to Peace News newspaper, but the bookshop covers more than anti-war stuff. It has a large variety of socialist, communist and anarchist books, newspapers and pamphlets and a large LGBT* section. Downstairs is the second hand Porcupine Books which is more classically leftist.
This is one of the few general leftist bookshops still in existence, and the only one secretlondon knows which is not run by a particular organisation.
secretlondon last visited in March 2008.
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