Most recently, the Brick Box has been given a six-month trial to transform the Angel Pub, an old public house located just a few minutes' walk away on Coldharbour Lane, a road that once had an unsavoury reputation for street crime.

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But he resigned the following year after being seen walking into a pub with a lit cigar, after smoking in public places had been banned.

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He was found in a pub when he was recognised by a member of the public.

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