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Beanies and beans of Luton

Blocks at Walter Wright Hat factory in Luton Tools of the trade Greta Garbo lives on Philip Wright, the fourth generation of his family to manage the factory Scandinavia Cafe - food of the gods Theresa and Gazza, the lovely owners of Scandinavia Cafe A mural to commemorate 41 years of the cafe's existence Beanies and beans of Luton Rose and I intrepidly set forth on Monday for the bright lights of Luton. Luton’s reputation may not be the sunniest, but the big draw is the fact that it’s the heart of the UK’s millinery industry. Check it out for millinery supply shops, hat museum, and a hat factory dating back to the 1800s. A hatter’s paradise!  If, like us,...

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