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The Rise and Fall of the Working Men's Club
en-GBAugust 18, 2008
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As we bid a fond farewell to Coventry Working Men's Club, the oldest in the UK, Dr Ruth Cherrington from the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies talks about the gradual decline of the Social Club, and how they have impacted on our society.
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