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Memories of Aberdeen’s legendary Blue Lamp pub as it plans closure after 76 years

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BBC

Jazz and folk 'institution' to close after 75 years

Simon Gall has played at The Blue Lamp for more than 20 years An Aberdeen music venue and bar which has been open for more than 75 years is set to close its doors. The Blue Lamp, known as a hub for ...
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Shining a light on British social history – how The Blue Lamp marked the start of the archetypal police drama

While much of the significance of Basil Dearden’s The Blue Lamp derives from its status as the first of the British Police films, in as much as it is entrenched in film history, it is also entrenched ...