There was a Modern Cockney festival going on when we visited the museum of the home
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English music hall comedian, singer, and musical theater actor who specialized in cockney related humor based on life as a costermonger in London during the Victorian era. Owing to this and his ability to write songs, he became known to his audiences as the "Costers' laureate".
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Costermonger definition: Dated British, a person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street.
Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice (27 February 1951 – 17 March 2024), better known by his stage name Steve Harley, was an English singer and songwriter, best known as frontman of the glam rock group Cockney Rebel. He scored five UK hit singles with the band in the mid-1970s including Judy Teen, Mr. Soft and the number one Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harley
Portrait of Steve Harley performing in Lavenham in 2021 by AlexConwayAshville via Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/9VKd