• A quality of the pub that is now the Jolly Butchers (and I think has had about four or five different incarnations since I've lived there) is that it is very open onto the street--large windows, etc. I think as the street is so traffic-choked, that hasn't worked to its advantage. It looks as if this incarnation will be a success. I should think that if the Lawrence Buildings rat-run is sorted out that the ambience outside the pub will increase a lot.

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