David Christian-Edwards
Sign of the times
Wednesday 07 September 2011

There on the next corner at number 88, where there used to be a Woolwich Building Society office, there’s now a pawnbrokers shop, Suttons & Robertsons, pictured.
It opened in June and offers loans of up to £1 million in return for pledged jewellery, diamonds, watches and other valuables. It’s definitely the smarter kind of pawnshop, but could have been useful when we all worked at 85 FS.
Ironically, the nearest place to drown your sorrows once you’ve pawned your heirloom is at 85 FS, in Lutyens bar, where a Bloody Mary costs £9.50 and the cheapest champagne £50 a bottle!
David Christian-Edwards
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