Brothel in Pimlico

"Filthy old house - fashionable Chelsea - preserved as of architectural interest - God knows why". This is a collection of the best of Roy Brooks' property advertisements in the Sunday Times and Observer newspapers.

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Roy Brooks became a legend in his own time for the puckish delight he took in telling the truth, the whole truth - and even the unwholesome truth - about the properties, as an estate agent, that he advertised for sale. From 1950 to his death in 1971, his fame for these revolutionary, outrageous, funny, and on occasions, painful advertisements spread far and wide. In a trade well known for its euphemisms, optimistic cliches and skilful camouflage, he won the delighted applause of the property-buying and newspaper-reading, public. This is a collection of the best of Roy Brooks' property advertisements in the Sunday Times and Observer newspapers.