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He was the Polish war veteran with a penchant for collecting rubbish - lots and lots of rubbish and storing it in his house and garden until the council had to remove it when it got full of rats and posed a health hazard.
I'm pretty sure it was in Crouch End - anyone know where and if the house still stands?
Tags: Crouch End, Life of Grime, Mr Trebus
The house in a serious state of disrepair on Crouch Hill is occupied by a rather colourful character. He is dressed a business man from the waist up - with moustache, shirt, tie and braces, teamed with a brown kilt, black stockings and suspenders, and sandals. The house is a disgrace and I feel sorry for the neighbours.
Yes. Two houses up from Oddbins in Crouch Hill. Sir Edmund Trebus, collector, bon vivant et raconteur, was the subject of the television documentary Life of Grime for his unusual collections. Some weren't too savoury. We stand in his shadow (of junk)
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