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Regrettably, it is no longer there.

memorable trip with family from Tower Bridge to Greenwich. It’s a must do for everyone at least once.

Very slick, professional and well operated. Good, clean loos and full bar.

Commentary was non stop history and pointing out of interesting aspects of the buildings we passed en route.Lots of mentions about my inimitable friend, Charles Dickens.
Slight problem was the commentator giving us not only chapter and verse, but volume after volume about the fall in value of the housing market. The more impressionable among us might easily have feared for his early demise to Davey Jones’s Locker.

Does anyone love this branch more than I do? The selection is nearly as good as a main store- love the Irish soda bread, mushroom pate and wines in particular.

This evening was at it best- twenty checkout staff, who are so slick that they ought to be running terminal five at Heathrow AND the 2012 Olympics. Individually, they are also polite and everyone I’ve had a chance to talk to seem really nice people. Brilliant.

Incidentally, Uncyclopedia (witty parody of Wikipedia) quotes as follows 'Dickens died without a single penny to his name, which, in addition to being sad, is considerably ironic, given the charges leveled at him. It is now believed that Charles Dickens’s fortune was stolen by Lord Xavier Tescough, future founder of the Tesco supermarket empire, which hence explains their somewhat unusual marketing slogan, “Every penny helps”.

If you want great service for photocopying and flyers, this is the place. The ones they do for me are incredibly cheap and good quality, and I still can’t believe how patient, skilled and helpful they are.

It’s just off the A13 at the junction with the North Circular- well worth half an hour in the car.

If brave, you are welcome to mention how well recommended the eccentric Charles Dickens bloke finds the place, they may halve (or double) the price.

I bought 2 pieces of chicken and chips for £3- was quickly and efficiently served, despite queue.

As I rattled along the cobbles of Wapping High Street in my car (historical stomping ground for Charles Dickens Dombey and Son, etc)the aroma of the slightly spiced chips was very pleasing.

They turned out to be crisp and delicious. The chicken was plump, succulant and fine flavour. Excellent meal- thank you Wapping Fish Bar

Hooray, HMS Belfast has now been repainted outside. I did feel very embarrassed at this neglect of such an important part of our heritage. Well done for getting it right in the end, but please make better budgeting arrangements for next time- thank you.

A unique experience to 'feel’ the atmosphere of Shakespeare, because the new, round, open air theatre is as close to the original site as possible, and rebuilt as a faithful copy. Although a fan for many years, it has doubled my understanding by seeing a performance here. One tip though, do take a cushion unless you can afford the more expensive seats.

My good friend Charles Dickens would have been delighted to have seen this 'working monument’ to the writer who so inspired and influenced him to become England’s second greatest writer.

Each time I visit, I am delighted by the cheap but good beer, and the similarly bargain steak and ale pies, which are very filling and taste fresh and splendid.

The Thameside view is brilliant, and there is plenty of comfortable seating in the side garden.

My friend Charles Dickens probably used it regularly, it still being so similar as in his letters by Boz (mid 1830’s)

Apparantly, Wapping High Street once had more than 40 pubs, so it is a great tribute that this one still thrives.