End of the road for historic Bow Street

A LONDON police station where the playwright Brendan Behan was once held has been sold to an Irish property developer.

End of the road for historic Bow Street
Wed, 03 Aug, 2005 - 01:00
Paul O’Hare and David Barrett

The sale of the Bow Street building and the neighbouring magistrates’ court will end the famous street’s links with crime and punishment.

Galway-based Edward Holdings will take over the site next summer for an undisclosed sum.

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