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In the very early noughties, I lived in Tower Bridge Road, a stone's throw from M. Manze's Pie and Mash Shop. Even at that date, the English working classes were moving out at pace. But, on a Saturday lunchtime, dozens of Cockneys queued up the street to taste a plateful of their ancestral cuisine. The street scape was transformed for a couple of hours. A Jon Snow moment if you will. And then it returned to the new normal for another week.

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Next time you're in Newcastle, nip down to Bob Trollop on the Quayside for some hearty English fare!

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Thanks for the recommendation. I'll keep this in mind. I hope to go up next year.

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I once had pie and mash at a travelling stall in my local town centre. That was pre-lockdown.

I haven't bumped into it since.

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I hope it tasted good. There are some good shops around if you make a quick search. I'm looking to go to Goddards in Greenwich very soon.

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