A Co. Durham independent's name that has refused to die

摘要

There is frequently a downbeat conclusion to the books we review about long established independent operators, which either sell out to their dominant neighbours or collapse in a mire of debt. Not so The Eden in Co. Durham. For although the original business did sell out after 68 years, a new enterprise acquired its name soon after. If you knew no better, you might imagine it had never gone away.