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Radio London,2 mins

How a Clerkenwell pub became a hub of tattoo history

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70 years ago The London Tattoo Society met for the first time in the Horseshoe pub in Clerkenwell. Back then, tattooing was certainly not mainstream, and there were only a handful of artists in the UK. Now, people from all over the world have to gathered to mark the event as well as celebrate founder of the society - Cash Cooper - who was a pioneering British tattoo artist in London. Alice Salfield has been along to the pub to find out more.

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